Earth Space Science: Dating Quiz

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following does the law of superposition tell scientists?

• Absolute age
• Relative age
• Exact age
• All of the answer choices

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Geologist use _________ to determine the absolute age of rocks.

• absolute age dating

• relative age dating

• radiation dating

• radioactive dating

What two methods are used for determining the age of rocks and fossils?

• Relative and Absent Dating

• Absolute and Resolute Dating

• Relative and Absolute Dating

• Carbon and Water Dating

________________ is the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in an element to decay.

• Half-life

• Radiation

• Relative age

• Full-life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

During _________________, the atoms of one element break down to form atoms of another element.

• radioactive decay

• relative dating

• absolute age

• tooth decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The time required for half of the parent isotope to decay into daughter isotopes.

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

• Fossil

• Half-life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

According to the graph, what fraction of the original parent isotope still exists after 3 half lives?

• 0,5000 g
• 0,2500 g
• 0,1250 g
• 0.0625 g

Using ESRT (A) [Radioactive Decay Data], what is the half-life in standard notation of carbon-14?

• 5,700 years
• 57,000 years
• 570,000 years
• 5,700,000 years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The graph shows the radioactive decay of a 50-gram sample of a radioactive isotope. 
According to the graph, what is the half-life of this isotope? 

• 100 years
• 150 years
• 200 years
• 300 years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8