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Define The 3 principles of relative dating

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To determine the Relative Age of Rocks geologists use the Principles of Superposition, Cross-Cutting Relationships, and Index fossils.
To determine the Absolute Age (exact age) of rock, geologists use Radiometric Dating.
How did geologist determine the Earth was 4.6 billion years old?
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