MATCHING THEM UP: Given the terms in column A, match them their correct description or definition in column B. COLUMN A COLUMN B A. an atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons 1. ABSOLUTE DATING B. process in which a radioactive isotope tends to break down into a stable isotope C. a method of determining the absolute age of an object by comparing the relative percentages of a parent isotope and a daughter isotope 2. HALF-LIFE 3. ISOTOPE 4. RADIOACTIVE D. any method of measuring the age of an object in years DECAY 5. RADIOMETRIC E. pertains to time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope DATING to decay to form daughter isotope

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MATCHING THEM UP: Given the terms in column A, match them their correct description or definition in
column B.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1. ABSOLUTE
DATING
A. an atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the
same element do but that has a different number of neutrons
B. process in which a radioactive isotope tends to break down into a
stable isotope
C. a method of determining the absolute age of an object by comparing
the relative percentages of a parent isotope and a daughter isotope
2. HALF-LIFE
3. ISOTOPE
4. RADIOACTIVE
DECAY
5. RADIOMETRIC
D. any method of measuring the age of an object in years
E. pertains to time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope
to decay to form daughter isotope
DATING
Transcribed Image Text:MATCHING THEM UP: Given the terms in column A, match them their correct description or definition in column B. COLUMN A COLUMN B 1. ABSOLUTE DATING A. an atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons B. process in which a radioactive isotope tends to break down into a stable isotope C. a method of determining the absolute age of an object by comparing the relative percentages of a parent isotope and a daughter isotope 2. HALF-LIFE 3. ISOTOPE 4. RADIOACTIVE DECAY 5. RADIOMETRIC D. any method of measuring the age of an object in years E. pertains to time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay to form daughter isotope DATING
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