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Radiometric Dating Flashcards

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Determines the sequence of events and their relative ages, but not their specific numerical age

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Relative Dating

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A method used for sequencing rock layers, fossils, and geologic events

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Relative Dating

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What are commonly used in Relative Dating?

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Stratigraphy, Fossil Correlation, and the Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

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4
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Compares the abundance of a radioactive isotope to its decay products

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Absolute Dating

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Crucial for determining the age of archaeological and geological specimens

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Absolute Dating

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The two methods of Radiometric Dating

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Relative Dating and Absolute Dating

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What are the isotopes used in Absolute Dating?

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C-14, K-40, U-238, U-235, Rb-87, and Th-232

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HALF-LIFE IN YEARS; USAGE; ELEMENT IT DECAYS INTO

C-14

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5 730; organic remains up to 50 000 years; N-14

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HALF-LIFE IN YEARS; USAGE; ELEMENT IT DECAYS INTO

U-238

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4.5 B; dating old rocks and minerals; Pb-206

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HALF-LIFE IN YEARS; USAGE; ELEMENT IT DECAYS INTO

K-40

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1.25 B; dating igneous rocks, ancient geological events such as formation of mountain ranges and crystal evolution; Ar-40

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HALF-LIFE IN YEARS; USAGE; ELEMENT IT DECAYS INTO

Rb-87

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49 B; extremely old, ancient rocks; Sr-87

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HALF-LIFE IN YEARS; USAGE; ELEMENT IT DECAYS INTO

Th-232

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14 B; geological processes; Pb-208

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The amount of time it takes for half of a sample of a substance to decay

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Half-Life

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HALF-LIFE IN YEARS; USAGE; ELEMENT IT DECAYS INTO

U-235

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704 M; dating relatively young rocks and mineral up to 1 B; Pb-207

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What is the age of the oldest fossil recorded?

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3.5 B years old

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16
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The oldest fossil recorded

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Stromatolites

17
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What bacteria does stromatolites come from?

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Cyanobacteria

18
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What is the age of the oldest mineral recorded?

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4.4 B years old

19
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The oldest mineral recorded

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Zircon

20
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What is the age of Earth?

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4.5 B years old

21
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Remains or imprint of an organism used to identify the ages of stratas

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Index Fossil

22
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Sub-atomic particles called nucleons

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Protons and Neutrons

23
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The only isotope without a neutron

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H-1

24
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The four fundamental forces

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Gravity, Electromagnetic, Strong Nuclear Force, and Weak Nuclear Force

25
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The force that involves anything with touch and electrons

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Electromagnetic

26
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The force that keeps together the nucleus of an atom

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Strong Nuclear Force

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