What Is Radiometric Dating

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Multiple Choice

What is radiometric dating?

• A) The process of determining the age of a fossil from radioactive isotopes
• B) The mineralization process by which living things are turned into fossils
• C) The process of determining the age of a fossil based on which layer in the rock it is found
• D) The process of determining the age of a fossil using radio waves

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