A paleontologist finds a fossil below a rock layer that is known to be 50,000 years old so he thinks the fossil is older than 50,000 years. what type of dating is this?

28. which is not a reason that water is used to store spent fuel rods from nuclear power plants? water increases the speed of the chain reaction in the fuel rods. water protects nuclear power plant workers from the high temperature and radiation of the fuel rods. water acts as a radiation shield to reduce the radiation levels. water cools the spent rods. salts action