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    Stratified rocks are formed in layers through the process of sediment deposition over long periods of geologic time. Relative and absolute dating methods, such as analyzing radioactive decay and examining rock layers, were used to determine the subdivision of geologic time and better understand Earth's history recorded in stratified rocks. Unconformities in rock layers indicate interruptions in the deposition process and can provide insight into the planet's past.

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    Stratified rocks are formed in layers through the process of sediment deposition over long periods of geologic time. Relative and absolute dating methods, such as analyzing radioactive decay and examining rock layers, were used to determine the subdivision of geologic time and better understand Earth's history recorded in stratified rocks. Unconformities in rock layers indicate interruptions in the deposition process and can provide insight into the planet's past.

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    Stratified rocks are formed in layers through the process of sediment deposition over long periods of geologic time. Relative and absolute dating methods, such as analyzing radioactive decay and examining rock layers, were used to determine the subdivision of geologic time and better understand Earth's history recorded in stratified rocks. Unconformities in rock layers indicate interruptions in the deposition process and can provide insight into the planet's past.

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    Age of Stratified

    Rock
    Describe how layers of rocks (stratified rocks) are formed.
    Explain how relative and absolute dating were used to
    determine the subdivisions of geologic time
    Review/
    Recap
    PRE-TEST
    A portion of a fault is exposed where the
    layers are evident and can now be studied
    to determine the Earth’s history.
    1. Superposition

    2. Cross cutting
    relationships
    3. Original
    horizontality

    4. Inclusion
    Unconformities
    represent the
    interruption in the
    process of deposition of
    sedimentary rock.
    The decay of the radioactive element over a long period of time is
    called half-life.

    Carbon dating is used to determine the age of sedimentary rocks and organic
    material. Isotopes Uranium-235 has a half-life of 704 million years. Uranium
    dating is to determine the substances of material and it is mostly use in absolute
    dating.
    POST-TEST
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