1: What is the best way to compare the ages of layers from the two different locations?

A: by using the law of superposition to compare the rate at which the layers formed

B: by using radioactive dating to compare the age of the rocks in different layers

C: by comparing the fossils found in the layers of one location to the fossils in the other location

D: by comparing the number of rocks in the layers of one location to the rocks in the other location

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Jaelyn Brandt

Biology

5 April, 02:38

1: What is the best way to compare the ages of layers from the two different locations?

A: by using the law of superposition to compare the rate at which the layers formed

B: by using radioactive dating to compare the age of the rocks in different layers

C: by comparing the fossils found in the layers of one location to the fossils in the other location

D: by comparing the number of rocks in the layers of one location to the rocks in the other location

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Blake Ayers · Answer 1

By using the radioactive dating to compare the ages of the rocks in different layers is the best way to compare the ages of layers from the two different areas as there is a sect in a rock formation, the oldest rocks are in the bottom layer and the most newborn rocks are in the top layer. Geologists have produced a set of principles to compare the ages of rock layers. They apply these principles to organize the layers according to their corresponding ages.