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What can you determine from an irregular shaped object by its displacement?
The volume of the object.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called what?
A landmark - or reference point.
What is the difference between radiometric dating and relative dating?
Short Answer:Radiometric dating is one type of method used in absolute dating. Both relative dating and absolute dating are procedures used to give temporal characteristics to a sequence of events. Both are attempting to get information on the history of events.The primary difference in relative dating and absolute dating is that absolute dating assigns an actual time or age to an event or object. Relative dating simply says one is older than the other but no age is specified.Tools in the category of radiometric dating are based on the known rates of radioactive decay of isotopes and this allow some samples to be assigned a certain age to within some accuracy. Radiometric techniques are one method of absolute dating and, for example, counting tree rings is another form of absolute dating.Any technique that assigns a certain age or date is a form of absolute dating.Relative dating is any scientific process of evaluation used to determine the relative order of past events, but does not determine the absolute age of an object.Long Answer:Sciences such as geology, Paleontology and archeology are very interested in identifying the age of objects found and these scientists sometimes use either relative dating or absolute dating to characterize the age of the objects they study.Before radiometric dating it was difficult to determine the actual age of an object. Radiometric dating, based on known rates of decay of radioactive isotopes in objects, allows a specific age of an object to be determined to some degree of accuracy.Relative dating is a scientific process of evaluation used to determine the relative order of past events, but does not determine the absolute age of an object. The circumstances of the object may allow one to say that one object is older than another without being able to assign a particular age to the objects.For example:If an archaeologist is studying past civilizations, the archaeologist may be able to say that in a particular location the ruins of once civilization were found to have been build on another and so the layers unearthed in an excavation convey the sequence of historical occupations without revealing the actual dates. If the archaeologist finds a sample suitable for carbon dating, then an absolute date may be assigned to an object.Similarly for paleontologists who find layers of fossils. By deducing which fossils are formed in the sequence of time, the periods when the particular fossilized entities existed can be arranged in order without the actual dates of when the fossils were laid down. Radioactive isotopes can also be used by a paleontologists to assign an age to a fossil in some cases and that is an example of absolute dating with radiometric methods.For geologists, it is similar. Looking at how rock formations are structured, a geologist may be able to say which rock was developed in which layer in a particular order but not be able to determine that actual geologic age of the layers. Geologists deal with the oldest of samples and radiometric dating with uranium is one of the few methods of geological absolute dating.Radiometric dating determines how old something is using radioactive isotopes. It is the most accurate way of dating.Relative dating is used to determine the age of a fossil by looking at its position in layers of sedimentary rocks.
How do scientists determine how old objects are by?
Archeologists determine how old an object is, by using Carbon Dating.
What are two ways geologists determine the age of fossils?
The two methods are "RELATIVE DATING" and "ABSOLUTE DATING". :)
Computers can determine the age of an object?
Computers can determine the age of an object through a carbon dating, This is also known as fission-track dating and is commonly used by anthropologists and archaeologists.
How do scientists use isotopes to determine the of an object?
Scientists use the relative amount of stable and unstable isotopes in an object to determine its age.
What charactristics of an object determine which measuring devices are used to determine its dimension?
shape ,physical properties, status of an object
What sense is used to determine an object's texture?
Touch is a sense that is used to determine an objects texture
Computers can determine the age of an object by .?
Analyizing the compstion of it
Which of the following terms describe the process that is used to determine the age of an object by measuring the amount of a certain radioisotope remaining in that object?
The general term is "radiometric dating. If the isotope is carbon, then it is "carbon dating"
What can be used to determine weight of object?
beam balance
Is the geometric mean used to determine the scale of object?
No, it is not.
What is the advantage of radiometric dating?
That it lets you determine the age of an object, with a fairly high precision.
What factor was used to determine conductivity of matter?
No
What is any object used to determine motion?
the way it looks
Uses of an electroscope?
An electroscope can be used to determine the charge of an object.
