Absolute Age Dating
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Absolute Age Dating?
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The process of determining the exact age of a rock or fossil in years.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Relative Dating?
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A method of determining the sequence of events in the geological history of rocks without determining their exact age.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does 'half-life' mean?
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The time required for half of the unstable element to break down. Scientists measure the amount of parent and daughter isotopes to determine the age of rocks.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If a rock has a half-life of 100 years and the parent material decays to 25%, how old is the rock?
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200 years.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What do scientists use to measure the absolute age of rocks?
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Radioactive decay.
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What will a newly cooled igneous rock contain?
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Only parent isotopes.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a parent isotope?
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The original radioactive isotope that undergoes decay.
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