Question

____ dating is used to determine how old rocks or fossils are when compared to each other. ____ dating is used to determine the exact age of rocks or fossils.

absolute; relative

relative; absolute

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of relative and absolute dating in geology (a subfield of Natural Science, specifically Earth Science which falls under Geography or Geology in the given subfields). Relative dating is used to determine the age of rocks/fossils relative to each other (comparative age), while absolute dating is used to find the exact (numerical) age. So the first blank should be "Relative" and the second "Absolute".

Answer:

B. Relative; Absolute (assuming the second option is labeled as B, as the first option is "Absolute; Relative" which is incorrect, and the second is "Relative; Absolute" which matches the definitions)