Radiometric Dating and Radioactive Decay

Which term is defined as the process of determining the age of an object using the half-life of one or more radioactive isotopes?

• Radioactive Decay

• Carbon-14

• Absolute Dating

• Radiometric Dating

Which of the following is a radioactive isotope of the element Carbon that is used in radiometric dating?

• Parent Isoptope

• Uniformatarianism

• Carbon-14

• Half-Life

Which of the following terms is defined as the length of time needed for half of the atoms of a sample of radioactive isotope to decay?

• Absolute Age

• Half-life

• Parent Isotope

• Relative Age

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which term is defined as the age of a rock given as the number of years since the rock formed?

• Relative Age

• Geology

• Absolute Age

• Law of Superposition

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of the following is defined as an isotope that undergoes decay that produces a daughter. For example, U-92 decays to form thorium-90.

• Half-life

• Radiometric Dating

• Geology

• Parent Isotope

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which of the following is defined as the breakdown of a radioactive element releasing particles and energy

• Radiometric Dating

• Half LIfe

• Law of Superpostion

• Radioactive Decay

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An element that has broken down and released particles and energy is said to be _______________.

• radioactive

• subatomic

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Geologists use radioactive dating to determine THE ABSOLUTE AGE OF ROCKS.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Scientists use radiometric dating (radioactive decay) to measure...

• relative time (dating)

• absolute time (dating)

• half-lives

• time of day

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Absolute age is defined as:

• The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.

• The age of rock based on living animals.

• The age of rock based on its location.

• The age of rock determined by relative dating.

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