Question

Match each statement based on the type of dating it is describing, either Relative Age or
Absolute Age. (1 point per match) (4 points)
Relative
Age
Absolute
Age
The cake layer on the bottom of the cake is older than the cake layer on the top of the cake.
Today, my dog Max turned 5 years old.
In a rock, a Carbon-14 isotope underwent one half-life therefore the rock is 5.730 years old
The highest/top sedimentary rock layer at The Grand Canyon is younger than the rock layers below it.

Answer 1

Relative Age: The cake layer on the bottom of the cake is older than the cake layer on the top of the cake.
Absolute Age: Today, my dog Max turned 5 years old.
Absolute Age: In a rock, a Carbon-14 isotope underwent one half-life therefore the rock is 5.730 years old.
Relative Age: The highest/top sedimentary rock layer at The Grand Canyon is younger than the rock layers below it.