Objectives - Chapter 8 (continued)
List common radioactive isotopes used for determining the age of rocks.
List assumptions and some possible pitfalls with radiometric age dating of rocks.
Show how absolute and relative dating is used to determine the age of sedimentary rocks.
Distinguish between geologic eons, eras and periods.
Memorize the eras and periods of the geologic time scale, and the age of the boundaries between the eras.
Describe early scientific attempts to determine the age of the earth.
Provide the scientifically accepted age of the earth.