A Sample of an Ancient Sedimentary Rock Contains Slightly Less

question 107

Multiple Choice

A sample of an ancient sedimentary rock contains slightly less of the isotope carbon-13 than found in inorganic material. One possible explanation for this is that

• A) it was a meteorite that fell from the sky
• B) some kind of radioactive decay occurred in it in the past
• C) it used to be at the bottom of an ancient ocean
• D) some kind of biological activity occurred in it in the past

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