Radioactive Dating

Radioactive Dating

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Radioactive Dating

Radioactive Dating

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS1-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_________________ is a method of determining the absolute ages of rocks.

Radioactive dating

Radioactive decay

Relative age

Counting the rings of a rock

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Geologist use radioactive dating to determine the absolute age of rocks.

true

false- relative age

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Half-life

Radiation

Relative age

Full-life

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Some elements can decay over time.

true

false- all elements

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An element that has broken down and released particles and energy is said to be __________________.

radioactive

igneous

half-life

sad

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

radioactive decay

relative dating

absolute age

tooth decay

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Absolute Age

Relative Age

Fossil

Half-life

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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