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WorksheetsRadiometric dating
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Radiometric dating is used to...
calculate the age of a fossil.
calculate the size of a fossil.
calculate the gender of a fossil.
calculate the evolution of a fossil.
Pretend an atom has:
4 protons,
5 electrons,
and 9 neutrons.
What element is it?
Be
Beryllium
B
Boron
F
Florine
Si
Silicon
Ar
Argon
The 6 in this picture is called the ____.
atomic number
atomic mass
atomic length
atomic volume
atomic value
How many protons does Carbon 14 contain?
6
8
14
20
How many neutrons does Carbon 14 contain?
6
8
14
20
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with a differing number of ____.
neutrons
protons
electrons
prions
What do Carbon12 and Carbon14 have in common?
Pick all that apply.
the same atomic number
the same number of electrons
the same number of protons
the same atomic mass
the same number of neutrons
The time taken for 50% of an isotope to decay is known as the _____.
half life
quarter life
mid life
whole life
relative life
Which law states that older rock layers are buried deaper in the Earth?
superposition
commensalism
natural selection
evolution
competitive exclusion
Which types of rock are younger than Mudstone? Pick all that apply.
recent beach sand
pleistocene beach sand
basalt
limestone
domomite
Pretend the half life of an element is 100 years. How many half-lives would 200 years represent?
one
two
three
four
Pretend the half life of an element is 100 years. How much of the original 100% would remain after 200 years?
50%
25%
12.5%
6.25%
Pretend the half life of an element is 100 years. After 300 years, how many half lives of time has passed since the fossil was alive?
one
two
three
four
Pretend the half life of an element is 100 years. Pretend the atmosphere naturally contains 600ppm of this element. If a fossil were 300 years old, much of the element would remain?
600 ppm
300ppm
150 ppm
75 ppm
How much C14 will remain in a fossil after 17,190 years?
35%
25%
12.5%
7%
If a fossil is discovered to contain 10% of the normal amount of C14, how old would it be estimated?
about 10,000 years old
about 30,000 years old
about 20,000 years old
about 40,000 years old
