Which of the following is not a true statement?
A) Radioactive materials in rocks are used by geologists as clocks to record the age of a rock
B) Meteorites found on Earth cannot be older than the age of the Earth
C) Geologists estimated the Earth's age to be about 4.6 billion years old based on evidence from the Moon and the meteorites that had fallen from our Solar System to the Earth's surface
D) The primordial Earth had no crust, oceans, and an atmosphere different from modern time
E) James Hutton recognized that the rocks he studied must have been older than modern human existence since it took so long for the rocks to weather and be redeposited elsewhere

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Meteorites found on Earth can actually be older than the Earth itself. They are remnants of the formation of the Solar System and can date back as far as 4.6 billion years ago.

Which of the Following Is Not a True Statement