The Age of the Moon Is Determined Primarily by

question 11

Multiple Choice

The age of the Moon is determined primarily by

• A) measurements of radioactive elements and radioactive dating.
• B) radiocarbon dating of remnants of living material such as plant life.
• C) measurements of the relative concentrations of easily melted and evaporated substances, the "volatiles," and the less volatile materials, the "refractory" elements.
• D) careful crater counts over different regions of the Moon and comparison to known meteoroid densities in space.

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