The geological record contains fewer older rocks than younger rocks because older rocks
A) are mostly found deep within the Earth
B) have been transformed by life processes that have occurred inside them
C) have been destroyed by geological processes like plate tectonics and erosion
D) have been destroyed by recent meteorite impacts
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