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

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

Answer 1

The correct distinction is:

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

Relative dating determines the age of rocks and fossils in relation to one another, while carbon dating (radiocarbon dating) is a method used to determine the age of organic materials by measuring the decay of carbon-14 isotopes, typically applied to once-living organisms.