Absolute vs Relative Dating

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Absolute Dating?
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A method used to determine the exact age of a rock or fossil in years, often using radiometric techniques.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Relative Dating?
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A technique used to determine the age of rocks or fossils in relation to other rocks or fossils, without providing a specific age.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a Half-Life?
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The time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay into a daughter isotope.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Carbon-14 Dating?
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A method of dating organic materials by measuring the amount of carbon-14 remaining in a sample.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How much Carbon-14 remains after one half-life?
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50% of the original amount.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If you start with 100 grams of a substance with a half-life of 10 years, how much will remain after 20 years?
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25 grams.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Why is Carbon-14 useful for dating?
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It is present in living organisms and decays at a known rate, allowing scientists to date organic materials up to about 50,000 years old.
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