Which of the following statements accurately describes the process of dating earth history?
a. scientists use index fossils to determine the specific years of age of a new fossil.
b. scientists use relative dating to determine the absolute age of a new fossil.
c. scientists use radioactive isotopes to determine the absolute age of a new fossil.
d. scientists use radiometric dating to determine the relative age of a new fossil

c.
using radioactive isotopes, which decay at a steady rate,
scientists can find the age in years of a sample. this technique takes advantage of the
fact that different radioactive isotopes have diffe