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Describe when you would use Strata dating vs. Carbon Dating. Include an example of an object or fossil you would use each method on.

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The principle of radiocarbon dating is simple: the rates at which various radioactive elements decay are known, and the ratio of the radioactive element to its decay products shows how long the radioactive element has existed in the rock

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