Chapter 12 Vocabulary
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| Uniformitarianism | the concept that processes that have shaped earth in the past are about the same as those operating today.
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| radioactivity | the spontainous decay of certain unstable atomic nuclei.
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| half-life | the time required for onr half of the atoms oif a radioactive substance to decay.
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| radiometric dating | the procedure of calculating the absoulute ages (in years) of rocks and minerals that contain radioactive isotopes.
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| The type of rock in which most fossils are found that can also be used as a clue to the enviroment that existed when it began to form and in which the organisms lived? | Sedimentary
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| From what kinds of rock in scietists obtain an absoulute age? | Igneous rocks can be dated whether they cause matamorphism, cross cut earlier rocks, or were covered up with sediments.
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| What are three examples that fit uniforitarism? | volcanic eruptions, erosions, and radioactive decay
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| How does stable carbon 12 differ from unstable carbon 14? | Carbon 12 has six protons and neutrons while carbon 14 has six protons and eight neutrons. Carbon 14 has an unstable nucleus that radiates energy and paticles.
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| What happens in radioactive decay? | Unstable elements decay to a different element.
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| How do you find absolute age? | Calculate how much daughter element (or parent element) of a radioactive element remains within rock to determine how many half-lives have occurred since decay rate is constant.
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| What are 3 types of radioactive decay? | beta decay, alpha decay, and electron capture
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| What happens in electron capture radioactive decay? | The nucleus captures an electron to turn a proton into a neutron.
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| What happens in beta decay (radioactive decay)? | A neutron is turned into a proton and an electron.
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| What happens in alpha decay? | A helium nucleus (alpha particle) is emitted because there are too many protons.
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| atomic number | the number under the element that tells its mass--mainly the number of protons plus neutrons
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| How many electrons are there in a non-charged element? | electrons are the same number as protons
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| What did cyanobacteria do for development of life? | They use photosynthesis to create oxygen. This made it easy for oxygen-breathing organisms to develop.
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| Why is cynobacteria important? | Creates oxyagen by photosynthesis, produces the ozone layer in the atmosphere, and which makes it possible for oxagen breathing organisms to develop.
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