When do you use models in science?

When something is too big, too small, too dangerous, or too slow to study in real life.

What are some limits of models?

They are not made of the same material, color, or size.

Gives you the relative age of rocks

Gives you the absolute age of rocks

Radioactive form of Carbon that can decay

What evidence is used to help support Earth's history?

Fossils, mountain ranges, climates

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Term	Definition
When do you use models in science?	When something is too big, too small, too dangerous, or too slow to study in real life.
What are some limits of models?	They are not made of the same material, color, or size.
Law of Superposition	Gives you the relative age of rocks
Radiometric Dating	Gives you the absolute age of rocks
Carbon 12	Stable form of Carbon
Carbon 14	Radioactive form of Carbon that can decay
What evidence is used to help support Earth's history?	Fossils, mountain ranges, climates