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)

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.
- The highest/top sedimentary rock layer at The Grand Canyon is younger than the rock layers below it.

Absolute Age:
- 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.