An Increase Through Time in the Proportion of Heavy Oxygen

question 18

Multiple Choice

An increase through time in the proportion of heavy oxygen ( ) in a sequence of carbonate sediments implies ____________.

• A)the sediments are young enough to have been exposed to radiation from underground nuclear testing
• B) the organisms that secreted the carbonate favored over the far more abundant
• C) Earth was becoming warmer over time
• D) Earth was becoming cooler over time

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