Multiple Choice
In terms of dating of specific rocks, structures, or landscapes, relative age refers to
A) the age of geological features based on isotopic dating techniques.
B) the approximate age of geological features based on the period or epoch in which they occurred. For instance, noting a feature is from the Cretaceous.
C) the inability to ascertain exact age through isotopic methods and the necessity to provide a date range for such features.
D) the age of one feature with respect to another within a sequence of events and deduced from the positions of rock strata above and below one another.
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