Geology's best tool for establishing absolute geologic time is
a. index fossils.
b. radiometric dating.
c. the principle of superposition.
d. the principle of cross-cutting relationships.
Question 2
Starting with a sample of pure parent radionuclide, what would be the ratio of the parent radionuclide to its daughter after two half-lives have elapsed?
a. 1 to 1
b. 1 to 2
c. 1 to 3
d. 1 to 4