Geomagnetic Dating Is Most Useful for Dating Material That Existed

question 86

Multiple Choice

Geomagnetic dating is most useful for dating material that existed between:

• A)100 to 10,000 years ago
• B)10,000 to 10 million years ago
• C)10 million to 50 million years ago
• D)50 million to 5 billion years ago

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Definitions:

Hypotonic

Describes a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes relative to the inside of a cell, causing water to enter the cell by osmosis.

Hypertonic

Describing a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, potentially causing cells to shrink due to water loss.

Solute Concentration

The amount of solute per unit volume of solution, indicating how much of a substance is dissolved in another substance.

Water

A colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.