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Fossils 7063b
Fossil Facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Relative Age | The age of something compared with other things. |
| Unconformity | Gap in the rock layer that is due to erosion or periods without any deposition. |
| Absoluute Age | Age, in years , of a rock or other object; can be determined by using properties of the atoms that make up materials. |
| Radioactive Decay | Process in which some isotopes break down into other isotopes and particles. |
| Half-life | Time it takes fo half the atoms of an isotope to decay. |
| Radiometric Dating | Procaess used to calculate the absolute age of rock by measuring the ratio of parent isotope to daughter product in a mineral and kinowing the half-life of a parent. |
| Uniformitariism | Principle stating that Earth processes occuring today are similar to those that occured in the past. |