To Do |
To Answer |
Read about Geologic Time |
- What is the estimated age of the Earth?
- What evidence is there for this age?
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Read about the Relative Time Scale |
- What evidence do we have that the Earth has "diverse origins"?
- Explain the principle originally proposed by James Hutton.
- How did this principle become a major concept of relative time dating?
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Read about the Radiometric Time Scale |
- How is radioactive decay used to determine absolute time?
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Relative and Absolute Dating Factsheet (attached below) |
- Sketch a concept map linking together the details of relative and absolute dating.
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Review the types of rocks |
- Sketch the image into your notes.
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