Geologic History: Absolute Dating

Quiz Icon Absolute Dating Quiz 27 points

Congratulations on completing this section! In this section you learned about:

  • Absolute dating and how it is different from relative dating
  • Radioactive decay and how it is used in absolute dating
  • Methods of radiometric dating
  • Other methods of absolute dating such as dendrochronology and varves

Now it's time to take the section quiz. Please check your understanding of the topics above before proceeding to take the quiz. After you have completed the quiz, continue with the unit.


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