Absolute Dating Digital Lesson
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Slide 1 – Define the following words:
 Absolute dating _____________________________________________________________
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 Radioactive decay _____________________________________________________________
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 Radiometric dating _____________________________________________________________
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 Half-life _____________________________________________________________
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Slide 3
 When igneous rock first forms, how many daughter isotopes would you
expect to find?
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Slide 4
 What is an isotope?
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Slide 5
 What did you learn about igneous rock formations?
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 What did you learn about sedimentary rocks?
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 How is metamorphic rock formed?
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Slide 7
 What is an index fossil?
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Slide 8
 How did you find the age of the rock sample?
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Slide 10
 Explain how relative dating and absolute dating can be used together.
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