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An explanation of radiometric or absolute dating of geological formations based on using the half-life of radioactive elements to figure out how old given rock layers are. A link on the left provides information about relative dating as well.
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absolute age, absolute dating, age of geologic formation, fossil dating, relative age, ohio pg.eh.1.a, radiometric dating, smithsonian institute, smithsonian national museum of natural history, smithsonian national museum of natural history: absolute dating, smithsonian national museum of natural history: paleobiology: absolute dating/ohio pg.eh.1.a
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- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
- The intended use for this resource is Instructional
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