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FOSSILS & ROCK AGES
WHICH PROCESS USES RADIOACTIVE DECAY TO FIND THE AGE OF A ROCK?
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A. ABSOLUTE DATING
B. INDEX FOSSILS
C. RELATIVE DATING
D. UNCONFORMITIES
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A. ABSOLUTE DATING
Reason: Absolute (radiometric) dating uses the known rates of radioactive decay (e.g., carbon-14, uranium-lead) to determine a rock's numerical age. Index fossils, relative dating, and unconformities give relative ages or evidence of gaps, not exact ages.
Reason: Absolute (radiometric) dating uses the known rates of radioactive decay (e.g., carbon-14, uranium-lead) to determine a rock's numerical age. Index fossils, relative dating, and unconformities give relative ages or evidence of gaps, not exact ages.
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