Multiple Choice
Can the age of Earth be reliably estimated from sediment thicknesses?
A) Yes: sedimentation rates remain constant at any one locality throughout Earth's history.
B) Yes: sedimentary rocks are rarely metamorphosed or melted.
C) No: sedimentary rocks make up only a small fraction of the rocks on Earth's surface.
D) No: much of Earth's history is represented by unconformities between strata rather than the strata themselves.
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