Which statement about methods of determining Earth's age is false?
A)James Ussher derived an age of approximately 6,000 years based on Biblical genealogy.
B)John Joly calculated an age of 90 million years based on how long it would take the oceans to become salty.
C)Lord Kelvin determined an age of 75,000 years by assuming Earth had cooled from a molten state.
D)Early scientists tried to calculate ages based on sedimentation rates.
E)James Hutton calculated the age of Earth by measuring the rate of igneous rock formation.
E
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A) polluted agricultural lands B) destroyed atmospheric ozone C) salinated fresh waters D) killed pollinating species E) created toxic gasses
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A. size B. strength C. duration D. altitude
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a. Aphanitic or Phaneritic b. Igneous Texture c. Color d. Grain or Particle Size
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A. principle of cross cutting relations B. principle of superposition C. principle of original horizontality