
Relative Dating vs. Absolute Dating
Authored by Julie Castellon
Science
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why are isotopes with short half-lives not useful for dating very old rocks?
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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...
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Radiometric dating is possible because the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes _____.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 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?
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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