Goal: I will be able to explain what relative and absolute age are and how we determine them. I will be able to explain the Law of Superposition, including inclusions and…

PowerPoint Presentation Geology: The Study of the Earth Physical geology Study of the materials and processes of the Earth. Historical geology Study of the origin and evolution…

Nuclear Changes Unit 6 Radioactivity and Nuclear Decay Nuclear Changes Chapter 10.1 What is Radioactivity? Radioactivity Radioactivity Radioactive decay is the disintegration…

Geology 1. Determining relative age 185 1. How old do geologistsâ estimate the earth to be? 4.6 billion years James Hutton 2. Uniformatarianism 185 2. What does the principle…

Rock Layers and Fossils Dating Fossils http://spiritland.com.au/BumperStickers/SL-BS0030%20Geologists%20will%20date%20any%20old%20thing%20-%20800w.jpg 1 Relative age- No…

We know Earth is 4.6 Billion years old BUT HOW DO WE KNOW? How do we know Earthâs age? Most thought Earth was 6,000 years old and all geologic features had formed at the…

Warm-Up Warm-up How do scientists use ârelative dating?â Which layer is the oldest? Which layer is the youngest? Which layers are older than the fault line B? Absolute…

Historical geology Lesson 4 Historical geology Discovering Earth’s History By 1. Geologic Time 2. Fossil 3. Stratum or Rock Units or Rock layers How do geologists determine…

No Slide Title Uniformitarianism uniformitarianism a principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes Geologists…

Igneous Rocks Igneous Rocks Formation, Absolute Age, Radioactive Dating and Unconformities What is an Igneous Rock? AKA: Fire Rocks Can be formed underground or above ground:…