Objectives For Final - Chapter 8
Distinguish between absolute and relative age dating.
Define uniformatarianism and explain how it is used in geology and in every-day experiences.
Given a geologic map, cross-section or block diagram, use the rules of relative age dating to put geologic events in their proper time sequence.
Explain how radioactive decay is used in absolute age dating.
Give the half life of a radionuclide, its abundance in a rock, an the abundance of the daughter product, determine the age of the rock.