In your own words, free of plagiarism, answer each of the following questions in a couple of sentences. - What is uniformitarianism? - Describe the process of alpha decay. How does the daughter element compare to the parent with respect to atomic number and mass? - Why are volcanoes not present with all types of plate boundaries? - What is the difference between relative age and numerical age
In your own words, free of plagiarism, answer each of the following questions in a couple of sentences.
- What is uniformitarianism?
- Describe the process of alpha decay. How does the daughter element compare to the parent with respect to atomic number and mass?
- Why are volcanoes not present with all types of plate boundaries?
- What is the difference between relative age and numerical age?
INTRODUCTION
1.What is uniformitarianism
The word uniformitarianism means it is the geological part of the theory which tells the steps or process include in shaping of earth as well as the universe.
uniformitarianism theory initiated by John Hutton.
Examples: 1.the creation of sandstone
2. the theory of evolution
2.Describe the process of alpha decay
alpha deacay theory is when unstable nuclie decay by alpha emitting it losses 2 proton and two neutron that result decrease in atomic number by 2 and decrease in mass by 4.
We write the alpha decay process symbolically in the following way
Here X is called the parent nucleus and Y is called the daughter nucleus.
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