Absolute Dating and Geologic time

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11th - 12th Grade
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Lora Carolan
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Numerical age dates based on radioactivity are very important for the studying of Precambrian geologic history because fossils are rare or absent.
True
False
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process by which atomic nuclei decay is called ______
deposition
erosion
relative dating
radioactivity.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following denotes the divisions of the geologic time scale in correct order of decreasing lengths of time beginning with the longest time interval and ending with the shortest?
eon, era, period, epoch
era, period, epoch, eon
eon, era, epoch, period
eon, epoch, period, era
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a very long-lived, radioactive isotope?
K-40
C-14
U-238
Rb-87
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Consider the names of the eras in the geologic time scale. What is meant by "zoic"?
places; geographic references
time; recording of events
life; living things
rocks; lithified strata
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes radioactive decay by beta particle emission?
The daughter isotope has an atomic number one less than the parent and a mass number two less.
The atomic number of the daughter isotope is one more than the parent; the mass numbers are the same.
The daughter isotope has an atomic number two less than the parent and a mass number four less.
The mass number of the daughter isotope is one more than the parent, and both isotopes have the same atomic number.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
About 88 percent of geologic time is represented by the time span called the ________.
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Phanerozoic
Paleozoic
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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