Radiometric Dating

Radiometric Dating

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Radiometric Dating

Radiometric Dating

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Social Studies

9th Grade

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Created by

Jamie Carling

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT a method to date the oldest earth rock, mars rock, moon rocks, or meteors?

Stratigraphic layering

Crater density

radiometric dating

tree rings

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does radioactive decay occur?
When the nucleus of an isotope is unstable
When the nucleus of an isotope is stable
When the electrons of an isotope are spinning
When the electrons of an isotope are shared with another isotope

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An atom with a different number of protons and neutrons

electrons

isotopes

ions

reaction partners

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How many grams of Carbon-14 will remain after 17,100 years- C-14 has a half life 5,730 so 17,100 is about 3 half lives?

32 g

16 g

8 g

4 g

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How many half-lives have passed if 12.5% 14C remains?

1 Half-life

2 Half-lives

3 Half-lives

4 Half-lives

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What percentage of Rubidium-87 will remain after 4 half-lives?

25%

12.5%

6.25%

3.125%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The shaded boxes represent the undecayed atoms for Isotope "X". If Isotope X has a half-life of 1,000 years, how old is this sample?

1,000 years

2,000 years

3,000 years

4,000 years

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