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Explain how the laws of superposition and crosscutting relationship used to determine the relative ages of rocks?

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By using superposition and cross cutting relationships, geologists can determine relative ages of rocks. This means they can determine which rocks are older and which are younger, but not the exact ages of the rocks.
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