The Age of the Solar System Can Be Determined Most

question 8

Multiple Choice

The age of the Solar System can be determined most accurately by

• A) measuring the number of craters per square meter on Mercury.
• B) radioactive dating of rocks retrieved from the Moon.
• C) carbon dating of rocks from mountains on the Earth.
• D) measurement of the magnetic field variations on the sea floor.

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