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Which radioactive isotope has a half-life most useful for dating an object about 4500 years old?
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carbon-14
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Uranium-238
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The half life of a radioactive material can
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carbon-14
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Uranium-238
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The most important tool in your test taking arsenal is your
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Uranium-238
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In rock layers which have not been disturbed, which is typically the oldest layer?
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Uranium-238
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In order to date a rock sample 4 billion years old a scientist would most likely use this radioactive isotope
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Uranium-238
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Which characteristic is most useful in correlating Devonian-age sedimentary bedrock in New York State with Devonian-age sedimentary bedrock in other parts of the world?
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carbon-14
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Uranium-238
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Based on the theory of plate tectonics, it is inferred that over the past 250 million years North America has moved toward the
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Uranium-238
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An intrusion into a rock layer is
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Uranium-238
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