Register
If a fossil is found in a rock layer, would you assume it to be older than younger than, or the same age as the rock it is found in?
181k views
10 votes
If a fossil is found in a rock layer, would you assume it to be older than younger than,

or the same age as the rock it is found in?

User Andrey Solovyov
by
5.7k points

1 Answer

6 votes
The same age
Explanation: If there is a fossil in a rock then yes the fossil could have landed in the dirt or the dirt was on it but that is only a bit of time so it’s best to average it out and say it was the same time
User Netizen
by
6.7k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

6.5m questions

8.6m answers

Other Questions

When weak acids react with strong bases, the H+ from the weak acid is transferred to the: metal of the strong base to form a metal hydride OH− from the strong base to form water and a salt salt that is
Some elements can have multiple molecular forms in the same physical state. these multiple forms are called a. isotopes. b. isotropes. c. allotropes. d. multi-tropes.
True or false: in the water cycle, water returns to Earth as condesation, usually in the form of rain or snow.
The original amount of a radioactive sample should be multiplied by which expression to calculate the amount of the sample that remains after n half-lives have passed? (1/2)xn (1/n)^2 (1/2)^n 1/(2n)
How many moles of ca(no32 are in 400 ml of a 0.80 m calcium nitrate solution?
Link Copied!