What is the difference between relative dating and carbon dating?(1 point)

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Relative dating is used in rock formations and fossils while carbon dating is used in organisms.
Relative dating is used in rock formations and fossils while carbon dating is used in organisms.

Relative dating is used in rock formations only while carbon dating is used in rock formations and fossils.
Relative dating is used in rock formations only while carbon dating is used in rock formations and fossils.

Relative dating is used in rock formations and fossils while carbon dating is used in rock formations only.
Relative dating is used in rock formations and fossils while carbon dating is used in rock formations only.

Relative dating is used in fossils only while carbon dating is used in rock formations and fossils.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Relative dating is used in rock formations and fossils while carbon dating is used in organisms.

This is because relative dating is a method for determining the age of rocks and fossils in relation to one another, while carbon dating (or radiocarbon dating) is a specific technique used to determine the age of once-living organisms by measuring the amount of carbon-14 they contain.