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Section 2: Earth's History

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Radiometric Dating   A method of establishing that age of a material  
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Isotope   Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons contained  
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Mass Number   The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus  
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Radioactive Decay   The nuclei release particles or radiant energy, or both until the nuclei become stable  
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Radioactive Isotope   Isotopes that undergo radioactive decay  
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Half-Life   The time is takes for 1/2 of the sample size to decay to a stable form  
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Microsphere   Spherical in shape and are composed of many protein molecules that are organized as a membrane  
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Coacervate   Collection of droplets that are composed of molecules o different types, including lipids, amino acids, and sugars  
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