Geologically Important Radioactive Elements

Which of the following is the daughter decay product of Samarium-147?

• Strontium-87

• Lead-206

• Neodymium-143

• Argon-40

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The half-life of Rubidium-87 is ____.

• 106 billion years

• 48.8 billion years

• 4.5 billion years

• 713 million years.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the useful dating range for Uranium-238?

• 100,000 - 4.6 billion years

• 10 million - 4.6 billion years

• 100 - 70,000 years

• 10 million - 1 billion years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Potassium-40 decays into which of the following?

• Lead-206

• Argon-40

• Nitrogen-14

• Neodymium-143

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The half-life of Carbon-14 is ____.

• 5730 years

• 1.3 billion years

• 48.8 billion years

• 106 billion years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which datable materials are associated with Uranium-235?

• Garnets, micas

• Organic materials, glacial ice

• Uranium-bearing minerals

• Potassium-bearing minerals

The useful dating range for Potassium-40 is ____.

• 10 million - 4.6 billion years

• 100,000 - 4.6 billion years

• 100,000 - 1 billion years

• 100,000 - 70,000 years

Which of the following isotopes has a half-life of 4.5 billion years?

• Uranium-238

• Uranium-235

• Potassium-40

• Carbon-14

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the daughter decay product of Carbon-14?

• Argon-40

• Lead-207

• Nitrogen-14

• Neodymium-143

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The datable materials for Rubidium-87 include ____. A) Garnets, micas B) Potassium-bearing minerals C) Uranium-bearing minerals D) Organic materials.

• Garnets, micas

• Potassium-bearing minerals

• Uranium-bearing minerals

• Organic materials