A potassium 40 sample starts with 50 atoms and 1.25 billion years later there are 25 atoms What is the half life of potassium 40
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1.25 billion years: 25/50 or half the original atoms have
disintegrated in 1.25 billion years, and that is the definition of
half life.
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What is the name of the doctrine that states the physical chemical and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past
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Uniformitarianism
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How do you use lava to learn about the ages of sedimentary rock
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It is fairly easy to determine the age of lava or volcanic ash
using radiometric dating, but much harder with sedimentary rock.
But, if a layer of sedimentary rock is in between two layers of
volcanic rock, then we know if had to have formed after the first
layer and before the second one. If we know how old the volcanic
layers are, then we have a general idea of how old the sedimentary
layer is as well.
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Which item could be dated using radiocarbon dating
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A 60,000 year old mammoth bone.
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Which artifact could best be dated with carbon-14 a method called radiocarbon dating
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A fragment of a turtle shell that likely is 10,000 to 30,000
years old
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What limits the usefulness of radiocarbon dating in studying Earth's history
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The relatively short half-life of carbon-14, which is 5,730
years
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Which dating method enables scientists to measure or estimate the absolute age of sedimentary rock
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Radiometric dating of igneous rocks that relate to the
sedimentary rock
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The boundaries of eras are marked by great worldwide changes in
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Lifeforms.
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Why does Wiesel refer to indifference as tempting
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To show that being indifferent to suffering is easy.
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A potassium 40 sample starts with 50 atoms and 1.25 billion years later there are 25 atoms What is the half life of potassium 40
1.25 billion years: 25/50 or half the original atoms have
disintegrated in 1.25 billion years, and that is the definition of
half life.
What is the name of the doctrine that states the physical chemical and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past
Uniformitarianism
How do you use lava to learn about the ages of sedimentary rock
It is fairly easy to determine the age of lava or volcanic ash
using radiometric dating, but much harder with sedimentary rock.
But, if a layer of sedimentary rock is in between two layers of
volcanic rock, then we know if had to have formed after the first
layer and before the second one. If we know how old the volcanic
layers are, then we have a general idea of how old the sedimentary
layer is as well.
Which item could be dated using radiocarbon dating
A 60,000 year old mammoth bone.
Which artifact could best be dated with carbon-14 a method called radiocarbon dating
A fragment of a turtle shell that likely is 10,000 to 30,000
years old
What limits the usefulness of radiocarbon dating in studying Earth's history
The relatively short half-life of carbon-14, which is 5,730
years
Which dating method enables scientists to measure or estimate the absolute age of sedimentary rock
Radiometric dating of igneous rocks that relate to the
sedimentary rock
The boundaries of eras are marked by great worldwide changes in
Lifeforms.
Why does Wiesel refer to indifference as tempting
To show that being indifferent to suffering is easy.