EARTH SCIENCE
FOSSILS
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Question
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Fossil A is older than Fossil B
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Fossil A and Fossil B are the same age
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Fossil A is 10 million years old
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An absolute age dating method is a method of measuring how old a natural material is in years. For example, dendrochronology dating involves counting the number of tree rings to determine how old a tree is.
Detailed explanation-2: -Uranium-Lead Method Uranium-lead dating can be used for rocks more than 10 million years old.
Detailed explanation-3: -Absolute age is the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils. Absolute age can be determined by using radiometric dating.
Detailed explanation-4: -Radiometric dating. Most absolute dates for rocks are obtained with radiometric methods. These use radioactive minerals in rocks as geological clocks. The atoms of some chemical elements have different forms, called isotopes.