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How is the age of a fossil determine when using relative dating?
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Is a way to determine the age of a fossil by comparing the number of stable isotopes to the number of unstable isotopes using a known half-life?
Radiometric dating. Not of the fossil though, but of the igneous rock above and below the sedimentary rock the fossil lies in.
What is a way to determine age of fossil by comparing number of stable isotopes to number of unstable isotopes using half life?
Carbon decay or carbon dating
How can you determine the absolute age of an igneous rock?
Relative age can be determined using superposition and cross-cutting relationships. Absolute age can only be determined using radiometric dating methods, such as Rb-Sr.
How is the age of an event defined using relative time?
Relative to when it happened. You have to give a reference point for something to be relative to another. It is also very helpful when using relative dating to locate samples of fossils or matter such as when your using millions of years.
How does a geologist determine absolute age?
Geologists determine absolute age of rocks by using radioactive dating.
What type of dating would be used to determine the age of rocks by using the fossil?
By using the geologic time scale. Certain organisms are only found during certain times and if a fossil of one of these organisms is found then you can determine the relative age of the fossil.
Is a way to determine the age of a fossil by comparing the number of stable isotopes to the number of unstable isotopes using a known half life?
relative dating
Is a way to determine the age of a fossil by comparing the number of stable isotopes to the number of unstable isotopes using a known half-life.?
relative dating
If I wanted to know how old a fossil was which type of dating would I be using?
Radiometric is the type of dating used to determine how old a fossil is.
How do you determine the sequence of events in rock layers?
By the law of superposition: Oldest at the bottom and youngest at the top.
Which example describes method of relative dating?
using fossils to determine the oldest rock layer in a canyon
Is a way to determine the age of a fossil by comparing the number of stable isotopes to the number of unstable isotopes using a known half-life?
Radiometric dating. Not of the fossil though, but of the igneous rock above and below the sedimentary rock the fossil lies in.
What is a way to determine age of fossil by comparing number of stable isotopes to number of unstable isotopes using half life?
Carbon decay or carbon dating
How do you determine the age of igneous rocks?
Relative age can be determined using superposition and cross-cutting relationships. Absolute age can only be determined using radiometric dating methods, such as Rb-Sr.
How do scientists determine how old objects are by?
Archeologists determine how old an object is, by using Carbon Dating.
Which of the following processes depend on spontaneous radioactive decay?
the process of bone-scan imaging, using radiometric dating, radium paint that makes watch dials glow in the dark using carbon-14 to determine fossil ages
How can you determine the absolute age of an igneous rock?
Relative age can be determined using superposition and cross-cutting relationships. Absolute age can only be determined using radiometric dating methods, such as Rb-Sr.
