Question

An object is known to be 8,000 years old. What is this an example of? A. a relative age only B. an absolute age only C. both a relative age and an absolute age D. neither a relative age nor an absolute age

Answer 1

B. an absolute age only

Step-by-step explanation:

An absolute age is the exact numerical age of an object. Absolute ages are usually obtained from dating of the object using the radioactive materials they contain. The radioisotopes in the objects acts as the clock in it. If one says an object is 9 million years old, it is an absolute age.

Relative dating depicts age based on the occurrence of an event in relation to another. If one says, the age of an object is between the Jurassic and Triassic, it is a relative age.

In science, both absolute and relative dating are related.