The Age of Earth CANNOT Be Reliably Estimated from Sediment

question 23

Multiple Choice

The age of Earth CANNOT be reliably estimated from sediment thicknesses because ____________.

• A)sedimentation rates are not likely to remain constant at any one locality over all of Earth's history
• B)sedimentary rocks can be metamorphosed or melted
• C)locally,much of Earth's history is represented by unconformities between strata rather than the strata themselves
• D)All of the above are correct.