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What is the age of the earth?A. 5.6 billion yearsB. 6.5 million yearsC. 4.5 million yearsD. 4.6 billion years

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According to the USGS, the age of the earth is "4.54 billion years with an uncertainty of less than 1%". They have arrived at this age based on radiometric dating of different rocks from the Earth and hundreds of samples of meteorites.

ANSWER: D. 4.6 billion years

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