Quiz 8 - Presentation Earth History
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Question 1 Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 2 Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right. The conventional view of radiometric dating is that the measured rate today Dr. Ross' view of radiometric dating is that the rate today Dr. Ross believes that the rate of radioactive decay may have increased dramatically What is credited for changing the rate of radioactive decay in the past? has been constant. was notalways the same in they during Noahis Flood A change in the environment. 6.25/6.25 pts - Question 2 0/6.25pts Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 4 Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right. They expected to find (and did find) Carbon 14 in older coal seams. They assume that radioactive decay rates have been constant throughout Earth history. In most cases, they accept the assumption that dated mineral samples have not lost parent or daughter elements. They reject any use of radiometric dating in determining the age of geological features. Both young-Earth and old-Earthv Young-Earth scientists v Neither young-Earth or old-Eartr Old-Earth scientists
Question 3 6.25/ 6.25 pts Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 1 Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right. Radiometric dating has dated the age of the large T stoobilionyearsold v rock behind Dr. Ross as The age that radiometric dating has determined for 45 illon years o the earth. What is the biblical age of the earth? thousands of years o As measured by today's rate of decay, about how 225 bilion years. o much time would it take for 1/4 of radioactive uranium to decay into lead ? Question 4 6.25/6.25 pts How do fossils form? Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right. The buried remains of a once living thing is afossil v In order to bury a living thing under a lot of flooding ) sediment, what is needed to move sediment? In most cases, this is needed to uncover buried fossils. erosion v This must take place quickly to preserve a living burial v thing as a fossil.
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