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Radiometric dating is a method for establishing the age of materials using the relative abundance of commonly occurring radio-isotopes. Some elements have isotopes whose rate of decay into other isotopes or other elements is known. Knowing how much of a particular isotope would have been present at the start and how much is still there gives a measure of how long the radiactive decay has been going on: that is, how old the specimen is.
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What does metric units mean in maths?
it means the numbers in the metric system
How do you convert metric to meters?
Metre is already a metric unit. If you mean metric tonnes to metres divide by a million, i.e. 1,000,000
What does it mean if a metric unit has a 3 after it?
Cubed (3X)
What does Metric Conversion mean in math terms?
It means multiplying with constants from a non metric system (such as length using yards, feet, inches) to a metric system (using meters)
Is inches customary or metric?
I'm guessing by customary, you mean imperial. if so inches are customary/imperial
Is a geological dating method based on the decay rates of radioactive elements?
Radio metric dating.
What are two types of scientific dating?
The first one is radio-carbon dating.
How do you figure out the age of a meteorite?
Radio-Carbon Dating of C-14 carbon dating.
What is the metric prefix for 1 billon?
If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".
Why are igneous rocks valuable to dating the earth?
they are used for radio carbon dating....and carbon 14
Who is Farrah Abraham dating?
She is dating Brent Frost as of May 2013, I heard about it on a radio station.
Is Lady Gaga dating a radio DJ?
no she is bisexual
How is trey songz single when the lady on the radio said that he was dating?
Edited question: How is Trey Songz 'single' when the woman on the radio said that he was dating? "Dating" is "single", unless a man stresses that he is seriously dating one person. The same is true for some women, like me.
What does metric units mean in maths?
it means the numbers in the metric system
Are Ross Lynch and Laura dating?
He's currently dating Laura Morano when they we're filming Heard It On The Radio.
What does metric volume mean?
It is a measurement of volume using units from the metric system.
What does metric temperature mean?
It means in Centigrade or Celsius temperature metric scale
