A "Relative Date

question 8

Multiple Choice

A "relative date":

• A)is when you take your cousin out to dinner.
• B)would be represented by the statement,"this fossil is about 100,000 years old,plus or minus 10,000 years."
• C)is the same as a "chronometric date."
• D)would be represented by the statement,"Fossil A has more fluorine in it than Fossil B,so it is the older one."
• E)is based on solar years.

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