Dnd Flashcards
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Daughter products
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The product of the radioactive decay of a parent isotope
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absolute age
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The actual age of material in years
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Half-life
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“The amount of time required for half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to decay to the daughter product.”
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Ice core
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Cylinder of ice extracted from a glacier or ice sheet.
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Parent isotope
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An unstable isotope that will undergo radioactive decay
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Radioactive isotope
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“Substance that is unstable and likely to decay into another isotope”
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Radioactivity
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“Emission of high-energy particles by unstable isotopes.”
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Radiometric dating
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“Process of using the concentrations of radioactive substances and daughter products to estimate the age of a material.”
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Tree ring
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Rings of wood equaling one year of tree growth in a tree trunk.
