Carbon Dating and Radioactive Decay

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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is an isotope different from the standard form of a chemical element?
It has a different number of positrons.
It has a different number of electrons
It has a different number of neutrons
It has a different number of protons.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Compared to the amount of carbon atoms on Earth, the amount of radioactive carbon atoms is infinitesimal. In this sentence, what is the best synonym for "infinitesimal?"
Tiny
Dangerous
Equal
Large
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the nucleus of an atom of carbon-14?
Eight protons, six neutrons
Six protons, eight neutrons
10 protons, four neutrons
Four protons, 10 neutrons
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is radioactive decay?
The ability of radioactive elements to decay into different elements over time.
The effect of exposing radioactive material to the human body.
The ability of radioactive atoms to destroy other atoms
The physical wear and tear that ancient artifacts exhibit over long periods of time.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between carbon-14 and nitrogen?
Nitrogen and carbon-14 react to form radioactive elements
Over time, nitrogen becomes carbon-14.
Over time, carbon-14 becomes nitrogen
Carbon-14 can be used to date ancient nitrogen.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Let's say you have a sample of 10 milligrams of carbon-14. How many milligrams will you have in 5,700 years?
0 mg
5 mg
10 mg
20 mg
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can you learn about an organism from the amount of carbon-14 in its remains?
How long ago it died.
What its diet consisted of.
Which biological kingdom it belonged to
Which living animals it's most closely related to.
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