Radioactive Isotopes Are Used in Dating Materials from the Distant $\pm$

question 37

Multiple Choice

Radioactive isotopes are used in dating materials from the distant past.Which of the following statements about radioactive dating techniques is true?

• A)It gives the general ages of rock stratA.( \(\pm\) 1 million years).
• B)It gives exact ages of rock strata.( \(\pm\) 1 year).
• C)It uses a technique in which the degree of radioactive decay is measured,the younger the rock the more radioactive decay.
• D)It uses a technique in which the degree of radioactive decay is measured,the older the rock the more radioactive decay.
• E)It does not work well with fossil remains that have not absorbed radiation.

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