Absolute Dating

Quiz

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Science

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6th - 9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-4, HS-PS1-8, MS-LS4-1

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Cynthia Fullerton

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists use radiometric dating (radioactive decay) to measure...

relative time (dating)

absolute time (dating)

half-lives

time of day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found

At the top of the rock layers

Near the bottom of the rock layers

In the middle of the rock layers

Somewhat near the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

A

B

C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why are isotopes with short half-lives not useful for dating very old rocks?

because not enough of the parent isotope remains to measure accurately

because not enough of the daughter product has formed to be detectable

because neither the parent isotope nor the daughter product will be detectable

because very old rocks would never have contained these isotopes

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...

relative time

absolute time

half-lives

time of day

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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