6 Science U2, L3 Absolute Dating
Across
- 2. __________ the time needed for half a sample to undergo decay and form a stable isotope
- 3. ________ isotope is a radioactive isotope
- 7. the number of times a broken clock is correct in one day
- 8. after _____ half-lives there is 12.5% of parent isotope left
- 9. the best type of rock sample to use with radiometric dating
- 12. unstable isotopes
- 14. the percent of parent and daughter isotopes after one half-life
Down
- 1. ___________ isotope is a stable isotope formed by radioactive decay
- 4. _________ dating finds absolute ages by percentage of parent and daughter isotopes
- 5. _________ dating determines the actual age of the rock or object
- 6. atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons
- 10. _______ lead dating is used to find the age of the Earth and solar system
- 11. ______ 14 is used to find the ages of organic matter up to 45,000 years old
- 13. fossils that are used to mark the time an organism lived on Earth