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With radiocarbon dating, scientists compare an object's carbon-14 levels with _____. the carbon-14 levels of an object from the same time period carbon-14 levels in the atmosphere the carbon-14 levels in the rock surrounding the object the object's carbon-12 levels

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Answer:carbon-14 levels in the atmosphere

Explanation:

When carrying out radiocarbon dating, the level of carbon-14 in a sample is compared with the level of carbon 14 in the atmosphere because, objects exchange carbon-14 with the atmosphere.

Comparison of the activities of carbon-14 in the atmosphere and in the sample gives the age of the sample since the half-life of carbon-14 is a constant.

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