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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Dating | Any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years. |
| Radiometric Dating Methods | Radiocarbon dating; 2. Potassium argon dating; 3. Uranium-lead dating |
| Radioactive decay | The process in which a radioactive isotope of the same element of another element. |
| Half-life | The time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down by radioactive decay to from a daughter isotope. |
| Geology | The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the processes that shape Earth. |
| Geologic Time Scale | The standard method used to divide Earth's long natural history into manageable parts. |