Carbon Dating and Radioactive Decay

Carbon Dating and Radioactive Decay

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Carbon Dating and Radioactive Decay

Carbon Dating and Radioactive Decay

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS1-8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

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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