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Relative dating differs from absolute dating in giving

  • A.neither the order nor the age
  • B.the order of events without their ages in years
  • C.the age in years without the order of events
  • D.both the order and the age in years

Answer: B

Correct answer: the order of events without their ages in years

Relative dating establishes sequence from superposition, cross-cutting relationships and fossil content, and it was the whole of stratigraphy before radiometric methods existed. Absolute dating attaches numbers of years to that framework. The two are complementary: the order is usually the more secure, the ages the more informative.

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