How Old is the Earth?
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Science
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12th Grade
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Georgianna Allen
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Greek philosopher Aristotle theorize the age of the Earth?
Aristotle theorized that the Earth was eternal and had existed forever.
Aristotle theorized that the Earth was just born at about 0 BCE.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What method did physicist William Thompson use to estimate the age of the Earth?
Used cooling rate of molten mass
Use the age of the rocks
Used age of volcanoes
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the significance of radioactive decay in determining the age of the Earth?
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Clair Cameron Patterson determine a more accurate age of the Earth?
used uranium-lead isotope dating on meteorites to estimate an age of 4.5 billion years for the Earth.
used uranium-lead isotope dating on meteorites to estimate an age of 5.5 billion years for the Earth.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Meteorites have formed at the __________ time as the solar system, so dating the Earth and the solar system are the same.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
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