Relative Dating Tells Us the

question 55

Multiple Choice

Relative dating tells us the

• A)time gaps that occur during deposition.
• B)age of rock layers.
• C)sequence of rock layers-which formed first,second,and last.
• D)actual date of formation for a rock layer.

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