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Q: absolute age dating
Answer:
age, in years, of a rock or other object; can be determined by using
properties of the atoms that make up materials; uses radioactive decay to determine
an exact
age of a rock or fossil
Q: radioactive age dating
Answer:
provides a clock for determining age
Q: half-life
Answer:
time needed for 1/2 of total atoms to decay
, Geology 100 Exam #2 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
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Q: Geologic time scale
Answer:
Phanerozoic, Proterozoic, archaean, hadean
Q: P-Waves
Answer:
slinky, compressional, vibration parallel to wave direction
Q: S-Waves
Answer:
rope like, shear wave, perpendicular to direction of wave
Q: L-Waves
Answer:
side to side, shear wave, perpendicular to direction of wave