What's up Relative Dating

Relative dating is used to arrange geological events, and the rocks they leave behind, in a sequence. The method of reading the order is called stratigraphy (layers of rock are called strata). Relative dating does not provide actual numerical dates for the rocks.

What is an example of relative age dating?

Very simply, relative age dating has to do with determining whether one geological or paleontological event happened before or after a second event. For example: Did rock layer A form before or after rock layer B? Did trilobites live before or after the dinosaurs?

What are the 6 principles of relative dating?

• Relative Dating. …
• Uniformitarianism. …
• The principle of original horizontality. …
• The principle of lateral continuity. …
• The principle of superposition. …
• The principle of cross-cutting relationships. …
• The principle of inclusions. …
• The principle of baked contacts.