Knowledge Geological Comments and techniques and understanding skills d. The decay of Carry out a simple radioactive analysis of the age of materials provides a radioactive mineral a method of based on the half-life absolute dating concept [parent - for some rocks daughter ratio, and minerals. unstable parent, stable daughter]. e. The development of Candidates should be the concept of Deep aware of the different Time [Ussher (The methods that have been Bible), Hutton, used to attempt to find Kelvin, Joly and the age of the Earth Holmes] has during historical times. extended the age of the Earth back to around 4.6 billion years.
Knowledge and understanding Geological techniques and skills Comments d. The decay of radioactive materials provides a method of absolute dating for some rocks and minerals. Carry out a simple analysis of the age of a radioactive mineral based on the half-life concept [parent - daughter ratio, unstable parent, stable daughter]. e. The development of the concept of Deep Time [Ussher (The Bible), Hutton, Kelvin, Joly and Holmes] has extended the age of the Earth back to around 4.6 billion years. Candidates should be aware of the different methods that have been used to attempt to find the age of the Earth during historical times.
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