'Newer rock layer' presentation slideshows

FOSSILS

FOSSILS. UNIT ONE. WARM-UP #1. How do most fossils form?. ANSWER. Living things die and their remains are covered by sediments. WARM-UP #2. A fossil formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism is called____________. ANSWER. Petrified fossil. WARM-UP #3.

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Laws of Stratigraphy Relative Dating

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The relative age of rocks

The relative age of rocks. How old is the stuff around us?. What is relative age?. Relative age of a rock is established by comparing the rock to the other rocks around it. (An example is that one rock is older than another rock sitting right next to it).

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