In terms of dating of specific rocks,structures,or landscapes,to which does relative age refer?
A)The age of geological features based on isotopic dating techniques.
B)The approximate age of geological features based on the period or epoch in which they occurred.For instance,noting a feature is from the Cretaceous.
C)The inability to ascertain exact age through isotopic methods and the necessity to provide a date range for such features.
D)The age of one feature with respect to another within a sequence of events and deduced from the positions of rock strata above and below one another.

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Relative age refers to determining the age of one geological feature with respect to another within a sequence of events, typically deduced from the positions of rock strata above and below each other. This method does not give an exact numerical age, but it provides a relative chronological sequence to establish the order of events.

In Terms of Dating of Specific Rocks,structures,or Landscapes,to Which Does