A fossil is found in a layer of strata below one layer dated at 8 million years. From this we can deduce the age of the fossil to be
A) between 7 and 8 million years old
B) we can tell nothing about the fossil's age from this data
C) older than 8 million years
D) younger than 7 million years
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Q22: Mineralogical analysis of a rock can tell
Q23: In alpha decay,
A) a proton turns into
Q24: A fossil is found in a layer
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Q26: Fragments of rocks formed due to erosion
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A) an unstable nucleus
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A) mostly in igneous rocks
B)
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A) a proton turns into
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A) meteoritic
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