An object is known to be 8,000 years old. what is this an example of? a. a relative age only b. an absolute age only c. both a relative age and an absolute age d. neither a relative age nor an absolute age

The correct answer is B) an absolute age only.

An object is known to be 8,000 years old. This an example of an absolute age only.

In geological terms, when examining an object, scientists can date is as an absolute age or a relative age. Absolute age is the numeric years of the fossil or layers of the rock. Scientists determine Absolute age using radiometric dating. So in the case of this question, when the number of years ins 8,000 years old, scientists are establisj¿hing the absolute age, being specific.

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if you are talking about current time the answer is no

if you are talking about when the colonies were developing the answer is yes