Which of the Following Describes the Absolute Dating Method

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the absolute dating method?

• A) Lower rock layers are older than surface layers.
• B) Common assemblages of indicator fossils occur in layers with primitive layers lower.
• C) Radioisotopes decay at constant rates and the ratio of isotopes-to-stable elements provides an approximate age to a fossil.
• D) The number of homologous features shared between two fossils indicates their age.
• E) The age of a fossil can be determined by the number of continents on which it has been found.

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