Q: What is relative dating?
A: Relative dating is the sequence in which events occur.
Q: When would a geologist use radiometric dating?
A: Radiometric dating would be used to find the age of relatively old rocks. (75,000 yrs or older)
Q: When would a geologist use radiocarbon dating?
A: Radiocarbon dating would be used to find the age of relatively young rocks. (75,000 yrs or younger)
Q: Explain how you can use tree rings to date and study the recent past?
A: You can tell how old a tree is if you cut it down and count all the tree rings.
Q: What is a half-life?
A: Half-life is the amount of time it takes for parent material to turn into daughter material.
Q: Explain how today's lab showed half-life.
A: Today's lab showed us how long it takes for parent material to turn into daughter material, which is half-life.
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