Because heat and pressure affect the ratio of radioactive parent to stable daughter, _________

rocks generally are difficult to date accurately by radiometric dating.
a. igneous
b. sedimentary
c. metamorphic


C

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The fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. brought about what change in urban settlements?

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