Relative vs. Radiometric Dating
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What is relative dating?
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A method used to determine the age of rocks and fossils by comparing them to other rock layers, ordering them from oldest to youngest.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is radiometric dating?
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A technique used to date materials by measuring the decay of radioactive isotopes, providing a specific age.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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What does the Law of Superposition state?
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In a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rocks, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the Principle of Original Horizontality?
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The principle that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers; if they are found tilted, they were disturbed after deposition.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the Law of Faunal Succession?
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A principle stating that fossil organisms succeed one another in a definite and recognizable order, allowing for relative dating.
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What is the significance of naturally occurring radioactive elements in dating?
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They are used in radiometric dating to determine the age of rocks and fossils based on their decay rates.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is carbon dating?
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A form of radiometric dating that uses the decay of carbon-14 to estimate the age of organic materials up to about 50,000 years.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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