Methods of Dating the Earth Part 1: Relative Dating

We've learned about all the enormous time spans that describe the billions of years in Earth's history, but how did we arrive at these dates? How can we know the age of the Earth? Let's learn about some dating methods, starting with relative dating. This is where we use stratigraphic sequences to tell roughly how old a rock is.

Script by Jared Matteucci

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