Radiometric

Quiz
•
Science
•
8th Grade
•
Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
FREE Resource
25 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The graph shows the radioactive decay of a 50-gram sample of a radioactive isotope.
According to the graph, what is the half-life of this isotope?
100 years
150 years
200 years
300 years
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Radiometric dating is possible because the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes _____.
change over time
change from place to place
are constant
vary widely
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many grams of Carbon-14 will remain after 17,100 years- C-14 has a half life 5,730 so 17,100 is about 3 half lives?
32 g
16 g
8 g
4 g
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What percentage of Rubidium-87 will remain after 4 half-lives?
25%
12.5%
6.25%
3.125%
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Radioactive decay happens when a(n) (a) atom will change it's nucleus to become a(n) (b) atom.
unstable
stable
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Radioactive decay happens when a(n) (a) atom will change it's nucleus to become a(n) (b) atom.
unstable
stable
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You find a rock sample with radioactive atoms present. If 25% of the original radioactive atoms were present, how many half-lives has the rock been around for? (Hint, at Half-Life = 0, you start with 100%)
zero
1
2
3
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
20 questions
8.E.2.1 Review

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Lesson 10 - Clues to Earth's Past Part 3

Quiz
•
6th - 10th Grade
20 questions
Radiometric Dating (CK)

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Geologic Record

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Fossils and Stratigraphy Quiz

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Geologic History

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Spheres, Rocks, Fossils

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
27 questions
Relative and Radioactive Dating

Quiz
•
8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Week 4 Student In Class Practice Set

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
SOL: ILE DNA Tech, Gen, Evol 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
NC Universities (R2H)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
June Review Quiz

Quiz
•
Professional Development
20 questions
Congruent and Similar Triangles

Quiz
•
8th Grade
25 questions
Triangle Inequalities

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade