Placing geologic events in a chronological order from their position in the rock record is called ____.
A) positioning
B) sequencing
C) relative dating
D) absolute dating
E) numerical dating

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Relative dating involves placing geologic events in a sequence based on their position in the rock record, without determining their actual numerical age.

Placing Geologic Events in a Chronological Order from Their Position