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Geology

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RELATIVE DATING

RELATIVE DATING IS THE SCIENCE OF DETERMINING THE RELATIVE ORDER OF PAST EVENTS

ABSOLUTE DATING

Absolute dating is the process of determining an approximate age

LAW OF SUPERPOSITION

is a key axiom based on observations of natural history

EXAMPLE OF FOSSIL

A REMNANT OR TRACE OF AN ORGANISM OF A PAST GEOLOGIC AGE

WHAT CAN FOSSILES TELL US?

FOSSILS GIVE US INFORMATION ABOUT HOW ANIMALS AND PLANTS LIVED IN THE PAST.

HOW DO FOSSILES FORM

ANIMALS DIE AND ARE BURRIED

FOSSIL EXAMPLE

THIS FOSSIL COULD BE FOUND WHERE AN OCEAN WAS

SEDIMENTARY

THESE FOR IN WATER ENVIRONMENTS