What is the primary difference between absolute dating and relative dating?

Radiometric Dating and Isotopes

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Absolute dating provides a specific age, while relative dating places events in sequence.
Absolute dating uses fossils, while relative dating uses isotopes.
Relative dating is more accurate than absolute dating.
Relative dating provides a specific age, while absolute dating places events in sequence.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What defines an isotope?
Atoms with different numbers of protons and neutrons.
Atoms with the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons.
Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
Atoms with the same number of protons and neutrons.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens during radioactive decay?
Stable isotopes become unstable.
Unstable isotopes break down into stable isotopes.
Protons are converted into neutrons.
Electrons are added to the nucleus.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the original unstable isotope in radioactive decay?
Daughter isotope
Parent isotope
Stable isotope
Radioactive isotope
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the half-life of a radioactive substance defined?
The time it takes for all of the substance to decay.
The time it takes for half of the substance to decay.
The time it takes for the substance to become stable.
The time it takes for the substance to double in quantity.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which radiometric dating method is used for rocks older than 100,000 years?
Carbon-14 method
Rubidium-Strontium method
Potassium-Argon method
Uranium-Lead method
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the half-life of Uranium-238?
1.3 billion years
5730 years
4.5 billion years
49 billion years
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