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- 1. Multiple Choice
Scientists use radiometric dating (radioactive decay) to determine...
relative time (dating)
absolute time (dating)
half-lives
time of day
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow does absolute age differ from relative age?only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than anotheronly absolute dating finds the age in yearsonly relative dating finds the age in years
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are foundAt the top of the rock layersNear the bottom of the rock layersIn the middle of the rock layersSomewhat near the surface - 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?ABC
- 5. Multiple Choice
If you use the law of superposition to make a statement about the age of a rock layer, you are using which dating method?
relative dating
absolute dating
radioactive dating
radiometric dating
- 6. Multiple Choice
Of the following options, which is the oldest?
Layer L
Intrusion D
Intrusion H
Layer E
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of time it takes for 50% of the remaining radioactive material to decay into stable material is called:radiocarbon datingradioactive decayhalf-lifesuccessive decay time
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBy saying: "I am older than my sister," is an example of which type of dating used in Geology:Relative Age/DatingAbsolute Age/DatingChronological Sibling TimeliesFossil Age/Dating
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock'sabsolute agegeologic agesedimentary agerelative age
- 10. Multiple Choice
By saying "my dad is 48 and I am 13", it would be...
relative dating (time)
absolute dating (time)
law of superposition
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is a synonym for radioactive decay?
Form
Break down
Build Up
Destroy
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which method of radioactive dating would you use on a bone thought to be around 40,000 years old.
Carbon-14
Uranium-238
This bone could not be radioactively dated, it is too young.
This bone could not be radioactively dated, it is too old.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which method of radioactive dating would you use on a fossil thought to be around 150,000 years old.
Carbon-14
Uranium-238
This bone could not be radioactively dated, it is too young.
This bone could not be radioactively dated, it is too old.
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