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Which method of dating is used to assign numerical ages to events or materials?
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absolute dating

relative dating

isotope dating

half-life dating

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Question 21 pts
Archeologists find pieces of pottery at a dig site and determine that one of the pieces is much older than the other pieces. What is this an example of?
Group of answer choices

isotope dating

radiometric dating

absolute dating

relative dating

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Question 31 pts
Which phrase BEST describes absolute dating?
Group of answer choices

determining the numerical age of an object or event

finding out how old an object is compared to another

comparing the age of one substance or event to another

determining the relative age of an object

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Question 41 pts
What calculation do scientists need to do as part of radiometric dating when finding the age of rocks on Earth?
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subtracting the number of daughter isotopes from the parent isotopes

adding the number of parent isotopes and daughter isotopes

calculating the proportion of daughter isotopes to parent isotopes

multiplying the number of parent isotopes and daughter isotopes

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Question 51 pts
What process is used in radiometric dating to find the age of the Earth?
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relative dating

isotope identification

radioactive decay

isotope build-up

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1. Absolute dating

2. Relative dating

3. Determining the numerical age of an object or event

4. Calculating the proportion of daughter isotopes to parent isotopes

5. Radioactive decay