Age of Earth

T/F: Geologist use radioactive dating to find the absolute age of rocks

• True
• False

The radiometric dating of an igneous rock provides ____________.

• the relative age of the rock
• the age of Earth
• a date for when the rock formed
• a date for when the rock was eroded

An element that has broken down and released particles and energy is said to be _______________.

• radioactive
• subatomic

Geologists use radioactive dating to determine THE ABSOLUTE AGE OF ROCKS.

• True
• False

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_______________is the method of determining the absolute ages of rocks.

• radioactive dating
• carbon-14 dating

The __________of rocks is the numerical age and real age of rocks.

• relative age

• half-life

• absolute age

• earth age

The preserved remains of an organism from long ago is called a ___________

• stratum

• clast

• fossil

• relative age

The theory that undisturbed layers of rock have the oldest layers on the bottom and the youngest on the top is called ______

• fossil record

• rock cycle

• law of superposition

• stratum

An estimation of a age made by comparing position of two objects is called:

• rock cycle

• fossil record

• relative age

• clast record

Which theory does evidence found in sedimentary rocks best support?

• Most organisms from Earth's history still exist.
• Organisms have not changed significantly over time.
• All organisms from Earth's history have become extinct.
• Organisms have evolved from simple to complex forms.