Finding the age of the Earth

Finding the age of the Earth

6th Grade

40 Qs

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Finding the age of the Earth

Finding the age of the Earth

Assessment

Quiz

Chemistry, Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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

+2

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1.

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

2.

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If the half-life of a radioactive group of atoms is 100 years, then how old is the rock if there have been two half-lives?

25 years
200 years
400 years
800 years

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the...

daughter element
half-life
parent element
carbon-14

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The element that is the product of radioactive decay is known as the...

daughter element

half-life

parent element

carbon-14

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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