Close up a section through a tree trunk This shows marked growth rings. Visible rings appear as a result of the changing growth rate through the seaso

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Close up a section through a tree trunk This shows marked growth rings. Visible rings appear as a result of the changing growth rate through the seasons, so each ring equates to one year of growth. The use of patterns of growth rings as an aid to dating a sample is called dendrochronology.

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