Dating Methods
Description: Test your knowledge on various dating methods used in archaeology and history. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: archaeology history dating methods |
Which dating method is based on the decay of radioactive carbon-14?
What is the basic principle behind dendrochronology?
Which dating method utilizes the decay of potassium-40 to argon-40?
What is the primary application of thermoluminescence dating?
Which dating method is based on the measurement of variations in the Earth's magnetic field?
What is the primary application of obsidian hydration dating?
Which dating method utilizes the decay of uranium-238 to lead-206?
What is the basic principle behind amino acid racemization dating?
Which dating method is based on the measurement of variations in the Earth's orbital parameters?
What is the primary application of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating?
Which dating method utilizes the decay of rubidium-87 to strontium-87?
What is the basic principle behind electron spin resonance (ESR) dating?
Which dating method is based on the measurement of variations in the Earth's rotation rate?
What is the primary application of cosmogenic nuclide dating?
Which dating method utilizes the decay of samarium-147 to neodymium-143?