WorksheetsRadiometric Dating & Earth's Layers
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 24mins
A process by which scientists can determine the absolute age of a sample by examining the radioactive isotopes within that sample is called
RELATIVE dating
RADIOMETRIC dating
Great guessing
Chemical gradiation
An isotope is an element that has either extra or missing
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
Dance partners
When an unstable nuclei of an isotope loses energy by radiation it is called
Radioactive decay
Fermentation
Being extra
Nucleic acid
The amount of time that it takes a sample of unstable nuclei (of a radioactive isotope) to decay by half is called
Half-life
Decay interval
Melting point
Tummy time
The outermost chemical layer of the Earth is called the
Mantle
Lithosphere
Crust
Asthenosphere
The mechanical layer of the Earth that is represented by the presence of tectonic plates is the
Lithosphere
Crust
Core
Mesosphere
Which of the following elements IS NOT present in the core of the Earth?
Iron
Nickel
Silicon
The INNER CORE of the Earth is
Liquid
Gaseous
Solid
Hollow
Which mechanical layer of the Earth is represented by the flow of liquid metal?
Mantle
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
The chemical layer of the Earth that is represented by plastic-like, semi-solid rock is the
Crust
Mantle
Core
Atmosphere
Why is the core of the Earth represented as one layer (rather than inner and outer core) when presented as a chemical layer?
The inner and outer core are both solid
The inner and outer core are both liquid
The inner and outer core are both made of iron and nickel
The inner and outer core are both gaseous
Which mechanical layer of the Earth is defined by the presence of convection currents?
Lithosphere
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Crust
The mesosphere is different from the asthenosphere in that
The mesosphere is more solid due to pressure
The mesosphere does not flow at all
The mesosphere is liquid
The mesosphere is more free-flowing
The process by which dense material sank to the center of Earth and less-dense material rose to the top of the Earth when it formed is called
A sweet bonus
Middle Metal Theory
Planetary differentiation
Radioactive decay
Which mechanical layer of the Earth is responsible for creating Earth's magnetic field?
Inner core
Outer core
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Which of Earth's layers is represented by #6?
Outer core
Inner core
Mantle
Mesosphere
Which of Earth's layer's are represented by #4?
Crust
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Which of Earth's layers are represented by #2?
Crust
Outer core
Mantle
Lithosphere
How old is a sample with a 1:3 ratio of Carbon-14 to its stable daughter isotope?
5730 years
11460 years
17190 years
22920 years
How old is a sample that contains a 1:7 ratio of Plutonium-239 to its daughter isotope?
24100 years
48200 years
72300 years
96400 years
HONORS ONLY: The daughter isotope of Carbon-14 is Nitrogen-14. How old is a sample that contains 96.875% Nitrogen-14?
I am not in Honors
34380 years
4 half-lives
28560 years
11460 years
