What is radiometric dating?

A. The mineralization process by which living things are turned into fossils
B. The process of determining the age of a fossil based on its location in layers of rocks
C. The process of determining the age of a fossil using radio waves
D. The process of determining the age of a fossil from radioactive isotopes


Answer: D

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