Absolute Dating

Absolute Dating

11th Grade

17 Qs

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Absolute Dating

Absolute Dating

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Social Studies

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
HSF.LE.A.4

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does absolute age differ from relative age?

only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
only absolute dating finds the age in years
only relative dating finds the age in years

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Relative Dating dates rocks __________
Absolute Dating dates rocks __________

exact age; sequence
sequence; exact age
exact age; parent isotopes
Laws; Isotopes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...

relative time
absolute time
half-lives
time of day

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...

era
age
half-life
eon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the half life of carbon-14?

5730 years
4.5 billion years
2000 years
15 minutes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What element is usually used to date fossils?

uranium-235
carbon-14
mercury-203
thorium-234

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the half-life of iodine-131?

32 days
8 days
16 days
24 days

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