To determine the age of a rock in years, you would need to use absolute dating. Absolute dating methods, such as radiometric dating, provide a specific age or date range for the rock based on the decay of radioactive isotopes. In contrast, relative dating can only tell you whether a rock is older or younger compared to other rocks without providing a specific age.
While digging in the ground you found a rock and you want to determine how many years old it is. What kind of dating are you needing to do?
absolute dating
relative dating
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