view passage 1\nage of the earth\nso far scientists have not found a way to determine the exact age of the…

view passage 1\nage of the earth\nso far scientists have not found a way to determine the exact age of the earth directly from earth rocks because earths oldest rocks have been recycled and destroyed by the process of plate tectonics. if there are any of earths primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found. nevertheless, scientists have been able to determine the probable age of the solar system and to calculate an age for the earth by assuming that the earth and the rest of the solid bodies in the solar system formed at the same time and are, therefore, of the same age.\nthe ages of earth rocks, moon rocks, and meteorites are measured by the decay of long - lived radioactive isotopes of elements that occur naturally in rocks and minerals. the elements used to date rocks and minerals decay with half lives of 700 million to more than 100 billion years. radioactive elements are unstable; they break down spontaneously into more stable atoms over time, a process known as radioactive decay. radioactive\nantonia hypothesizes that radiometric data at sites of ancient volcanoes can give information about when those volcanoes erupted in the distant past.\nwhich quotation from the passage provides evidence to support this idea?\nthe ages of earth rocks, moon rocks, and meteorites are measured by the decay of long - lived radioactive isotopes of elements that occur naturally in rocks and minerals.\nif there are any of earths primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found.\nradiometric dating is used to measure the last time that the rock being dated was either melted or disturbed sufficiently to rehomogenize its radioactive elements.\nradioactive decay occurs at a constant rate, specific to each radioactive isotope

view passage 1\nage of the earth\nso far scientists have not found a way to determine the exact age of the earth directly from earth rocks because earths oldest rocks have been recycled and destroyed by the process of plate tectonics. if there are any of earths primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found. nevertheless, scientists have been able to determine the probable age of the solar system and to calculate an age for the earth by assuming that the earth and the rest of the solid bodies in the solar system formed at the same time and are, therefore, of the same age.\nthe ages of earth rocks, moon rocks, and meteorites are measured by the decay of long - lived radioactive isotopes of elements that occur naturally in rocks and minerals. the elements used to date rocks and minerals decay with half lives of 700 million to more than 100 billion years. radioactive elements are unstable; they break down spontaneously into more stable atoms over time, a process known as radioactive decay. radioactive\nantonia hypothesizes that radiometric data at sites of ancient volcanoes can give information about when those volcanoes erupted in the distant past.\nwhich quotation from the passage provides evidence to support this idea?\nthe ages of earth rocks, moon rocks, and meteorites are measured by the decay of long - lived radioactive isotopes of elements that occur naturally in rocks and minerals.\nif there are any of earths primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found.\nradiometric dating is used to measure the last time that the rock being dated was either melted or disturbed sufficiently to rehomogenize its radioactive elements.\nradioactive decay occurs at a constant rate, specific to each radioactive isotope

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Antonia's hypothesis is about using radiometric data at ancient - volcano sites to determine eruption times. The key is that radiometric dating relies on the constant - rate decay of radioactive isotopes. If radioactive decay occurs at a constant rate specific to each radioactive isotope, it provides a reliable basis for using radiometric data to date events like ancient volcanic eruptions.

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Radioactive decay occurs at a constant rate, specific to each radioactive isotope