Part one of term paper
The earth is a huge ball covered with water, rocks, soil, and it is surrounded by air. Throughout advances in science, geologists have learned more and more about the earth and have been able to unravel mysteries and expand our knowledge of our planet. Where did the earth come from? How was it formed? What is ? In this paper, we will look at ...

Part two of term paper
... Carbon 14. Carbon 14 is known to have a half life of 5,370 years. By measuring the amount of Carbon 14 in a rock, the age of the rock can be estimated. In the case of inorganic and older rocks, Carbon 14 would not be a good choice because of its short half life. Uranium, which is known to have a much longer half life would be a good alternative. If a pound of the metal Uranium is left to decay, it would take approximately 4.5 billion years for it to turn into half a pound of Lead ( Howter, 1996, Rad ...