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Relative Dating
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fault | a break in Earth's crust |
| extrusion | a hardened layer of lava on Earth's surface |
| unconformity | the surface where new rock layers meet a much older rock surface beneath them |
| relative age | the age of rocks compared with the age of other rocks |
| law of superposition | the way to determine relative ages of rock |
| instrusion | a hardened layer of magma beneath Earth's surface |
| absolute age | the number of years since a rock has formed |
| index fossil | fossils used to help geologists match rock layers |