Of the Following Methods, the Age of the Solar System

question 19

Multiple Choice

Of the following methods, 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 in rocks under the Earth's oceans
• E) measuring the rate of energy production in the Sun

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