Question

Compare and contrast absolute dating and relative dating.

Answer 1

Absolute dating and relative dating are both methods used to determine the age of a fossil. Absolute dating gives the actual age of a fossil in years based on the amount of radioactive and stable elements in the fossil. Relative dating gives an estimate of the age of a fossil based on the location of the fossil in relation to other fossils.

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Answer 2

Relative dating involves the dating of geological events and

formations that occured/existed throughout the whole geological

history, and this eventually gives the relative age of the earth.

While, Absolute dating involves the use of isotopes and radioactive

elements (radioactivity) and also the study and relation of

meteorites and moon rocks, which eventually gives the actual/absolute age of the earth. The meteorites and moon rocks are

believed to have formed virtually at the same time with earth and

are therefore, considered to be of the same age as earth.

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