
Absolute Dating
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The half-life of potassium-40 is 1.25 billion years. If you begin with 12 grams of potassium-40, how much is left after two half-lives?
12 grams
6 grams
3 grams
1.5 grams
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much of the parent isotope is left after 3 half lives?
100%
50%
25%
12.5%
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
T/F: The Earth is approximately 4.6 Million Years Old
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the...
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Radiometric dating is possible because the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes _____.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What percent of carbon-14 would be left after 11,460 years? (2 half lives)
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