Name _______________________________________ Date _____________________ Class _________________

Relative DatingGraphic Organizer

Relative dating is a way to determine the ______________________ in which something happened

It is based on two assumptions

1. That events in the past occurred in the same way _____________________________________________.

2. Sedimentary rocks are stacked on Earth’s surface with the ______________________ on the bottom.

Changes that can be made to flat sedimentary rock:

Name Picture

1

2

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5

Practice: What is the correct order of events?

1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

4. __________________________

5. __________________________

6. __________________________

7. __________________________

8. __________________________

9. __________________________

In which layers would you expect to see each of the following fossils?

G

B

K

D

X

R

160 mya

250 mya 0 mya

8 mya