In a sequence of undeformed sedimentary rock layers, where would the youngest rock layer be found? O A on the bottom O B. on the top C. in the middle O D. anywhere with equal probability

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G plate boundary
D. stable interior of a tectonic plate
OE meteorite impact site
20.
In a sequence of undeformed sedimentary rock layers, where would the youngest rock layer be found?
A on the bottom
O Bon the top
C. in the middle
D. anywhere with equal probability
21 The half-life of carbon-14 is about 6,000 years. Assume that a sample of charcoal was formed by burning of i
12,000 years ago. How much of the original carbon-14 would remain in the wood today?
D A all of it
B. one half
C. one fourth
D. one eighth
O E one sixteenth
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Transcribed Image Text:G plate boundary D. stable interior of a tectonic plate OE meteorite impact site 20. In a sequence of undeformed sedimentary rock layers, where would the youngest rock layer be found? A on the bottom O Bon the top C. in the middle D. anywhere with equal probability 21 The half-life of carbon-14 is about 6,000 years. Assume that a sample of charcoal was formed by burning of i 12,000 years ago. How much of the original carbon-14 would remain in the wood today? D A all of it B. one half C. one fourth D. one eighth O E one sixteenth ak end hiah.an en 0edinmenten acer O0000 00
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