Which of the Following Was Not Among the Early Scientific

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not among the early scientific attempts to determine Earth's age?

• A) the cooling rate of a molten iron sphere of Earth's diameter
• B) the rate of sediment deposition
• C) the rate at which water precipitation accumulated in the ocean
• D) the geologic principles and the inferred rates of change necessary to explain the fossil record
• E) the rate of salt accumulation in the ocean

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The principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely, known as the law of effect.

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