Using absolute dating methods

Scientists have a variety of methods to use when they try to date a rock or a rock layer. Scientists ...

Relative dating is used to arrange geological events, and the rocks they leave behind, in a sequence. The method of ...

Geologists often need to know the age of material that they find. They use absolute dating methods, sometimes called numerical ...

Scientists have a variety of methods to use when they try to date a rock or a rock layer. Scientists ...