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Maria is a geologist studying a particular rock layer in a local mountain range. One of her colleagues had previously discovered an uncommon dinosaur fossil in the same rock layer. Maria uses the known age of the fossil to determine the age of the rock layer she is studying.

What dating method is Maria using?

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Explanation:

Relative dating...........

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Maria is using the Relative dating method because she is using the known age of the fossil to determine the age of the rock.

Relative dating method is used to estimate the age of a rock by knowing the age of the object / fossils/artifact found at the site unlike the  Absolute dating methods which gives  more specific  dates and time ranges of rocks.

Some Relative Dating Methods includes

  •  Stratigraphy: Because rocks are layered in strata, it is believed that   bottom layers will be older than the top layers.
  • Fluorine dating:The amount of absorbed around the surrounding soils will give an estimation of the rock's age

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