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Which of the following statements is FALSE? Not all rocks can be dated radiometr

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Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Not all rocks can be dated radiometrically.

Fossils are used to correlate sedimentary rocks that are widely separated by using the rock's distinctive fossil content and applying the principle of fossil succession.

A stable radioactive isotope, called the parent, will decay and form daughter products.

During the seventeenth century, Catastrophism influenced the formulation of explanations about the Earth.

Not all rocks can be dated radiometrically.

Fossils are used to correlate sedimentary rocks that are widely separated by using the rock's distinctive fossil content and applying the principle of fossil succession.

A stable radioactive isotope, called the parent, will decay and form daughter products.

During the seventeenth century, Catastrophism influenced the formulation of explanations about the Earth.

Explanation / Answer

  sedimentary and metamorphic rocks can't be radiometrically dated. Although only igneous rocks can be radiometrically dated, ages of other rock types can be constrained by the ages of igneous rocks with which they are interbedded.

Not all rocks can be dated radiometrically.-False

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