Absolute Age

What is absolute age?

• The comparison if one rock to another to see which is older or younger

• The age of a human

• The exact age of a rock or fossil, in years

• The earth’s age

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What is radiometric dating

• Rate of decay

• the measuring of radioactive isotopes in a rock or fossil

• The type rock and when it was made

• Rocks dating each other

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The older the rock the less radioactive charge in the rock

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is radioactive dating

• how many radioactive aliens exist

• the method of determining the absolute ages of rocks

• the act of comparing radioactive rocks

• to see which rock is more radioactive

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What is the difference between relative age and absolute age

• absolute age is found in years and relative age is described in terms of years such as geological events

• relative age is found by the amount of isotopes found in rocks and absolute age is found by the law of superposition

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