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Chapter 12 Vocabulary

Authored by Savannah Mullins

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Chapter 12 Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct definition for an isotope?

Atoms of an element that have the same number of protons, not neutrons.

Atoms of an element that have the same number of neutrons, not protons.

Cells of an element that have the same number of protons, not neutrons.

Atoms of a compound that have the same number of protons, not neutrons.

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ​ (a)   -life is the amount of time it takes for ​half of the ​ (b)   in a sample to decay into a different ​ (c)   .

half
isotope
element
whole
compound
atom

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following types of dating.

Natural decay rate of unstable isotopes.

Radiometric Dating

Estimates the time an organism lived.

Relative Dating

Compares the ratio of a stable isotope.

Radiocarbon Dating

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are fossils of organisms that existed only during specific spans of time over large geographic areas?

Regal Fossils

Index Fossils

Inter Fossils

Geo Fossils

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a representation of the history of Earth that organizes Earth's history by major changes or events?

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following time scales.

Last tens - hundreds millions of years.

Period

Last tens of millions of years.

Era

Several million years.

Epoch

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a cloud of gas and dust in space?

Cloud

Ribozyme

Nebula

Nebulary

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