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Which of the following are used to determine absolute age?

-radiometric dating
-tree rings
-original horizontality
-varve

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Answer:

It is radiometric dating

Step-by-step explanation:

Which of the following is a method used to determine numerical age?

Absolute Age Dating (or, Numerical Dating)

The numerical ages of rocks in the Geologic Time Scale are determined by radiometric dating, which makes use of a process called radioactive decay – the same process that goes on inside a nuclear reactor to produce heat to make electricity.

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