Age of the Earth

Which layers are correctly paired by age?

• R and II

• P and VI

• R and VI

• P and II

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Which is true about Absolute Dating?

• Using a radioactive sample to determine the age in years of a sample

• Using a radioactive sample to determine the approximate age of a sample

• Only samples of Carbon-14 can be used

• Only samples of Uranium can be used

Which is the correct order of events? OLDEST TO YOUNGEST

• C, B, A, D, E

• E, D, A, B, C

• B, D, E, A, C

• A, B, C, D, E

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Carbon has half life of 1,500 years. You determine a sample of Carbon to be 1,500 years old, how much of the isotope REMAINS?

• 50%

• 100%

• 25%

• 12.5%

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The age of the Earth is __________.

• 4.6 billion years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 5.6 million years old

• 4.6 trillion years old

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What is the approximate age of the Earth?

• 4.6 Billion Years

• 100 years

• 500 Million years

• 2.5 Trillion Years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

How old is the Earth?

• 4.6 billion years

• 13.7 billion years

• 4.6 million years

• 13.7 million years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The earth is approximately _____ years old.

• 3.2 million

• 4.5 billion

• 1.7 billion

• 6.8 million

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

The geologic time scale represents Earth's ________ year history.

• 2.5 million

• 9 million

• 1 billion

• 4.6 billion

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Earth's age is...

• 4,000 years old

• 4.6 Billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

• 400,000 years old

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