Which of the following best describes the use of relative dating?

to determine the date on which a prehistoric event occurred
to calculate how many years ago a certain geologic event occurred
to determine the age of a rock in years
to determine the sequential order in which prehistoric and geologic events occurred
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Which of the following best describes the use of relative dating?
 	
	to determine the date on which a prehistoric event occurred
	to calculate how many years ago a certain geologic event occurred
	to determine the age of a rock in years
	to determine the sequential order in which prehistoric and geologic events occurred
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anonymous · Answer

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jgirl128 · Answer

relative dating determines the relative order of past events without determining their absolute age

jgirl128 · Answer

so instead of when the events occurred, it's in which order they occurred