A scientist is interested in comparing the age of a rock with other rocks. What is the scientist determining by doing this?

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PeterA · Answer 1 · 2019-11-12T04:04:18+0000

Hi There!

Question - A scientist is interested in comparing the age of a rock with other rocks. What is the scientist determining by doing this?

Answer - The rocks absolute age

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Petermlm · Answer 2 · 2019-11-15T00:58:55+0000

Answer: the absolute age of the rocks.

Reasoning: The relative age of a rock is not an exact age. rather it's the comparison of one rock or fossil to another to find which one is older or younger.

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