
Absolute Dating PHET Exam
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1.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Out of the 4 options which one can you date using Carbon Dating?
2.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Out of the 4 options which one can you date using Uranium-238 Dating?
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If an object has 50.1% Uranium-238 left inside of it, approximately how old is the object
4.47 Billion Years Old
4.47 Million Years old
4.47 Years old
Not enough information to tell
447 years old
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the half life of Carbon-14 is about 5000 years and the half life of Uranium-238 is about 4 Billion years, what method would you use do date a rock?
Carbon Dating Because Rocks are much older than Trees
Uranium-238 Dating Because Rocks are much older than Trees
Carbon Dating Because Trees are much older than Rocks
Uranium-238 Dating Because Trees are much older than Rocks
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a half-life?
The amount of time it takes for half of all of a certain atom in an object to decay.
The amount of time it takes for a substance to be reduced to half its original amount.
The amount of time it takes for a radioactive element to emit radiation.
The amount of time it takes for a chemical reaction to reach equilibrium.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately how old is the Human Skull in the top layer?
Approximately 2258 Years
Approximately 2.6 Million Years
Approximately 10180 Years
0 Years Old
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately how old is the Wooden Cup in the top layer?
Approximately 1006 Years
Approximately 88.6 Years
Approximately 3.75 Billion Years
Approximately 15,000 Years
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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