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Large Numbers in Science

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Question 5

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A geologist recently discovered a rock in Arkansas with an estimated age in years of 200 million. Between which two rock samples in Table 1 would this rock sample fit?

Question 1

1.

How old is the sample from the White Mountains?

180,000 years

180,000,000,000 years

180,000,000 years

100,000,080 years

Question 2

2.

How old is the gneiss from Minnesota?

3,600 years

3,600,000 years

360,000,000 years

3,600,000,000 years

Question 3

3.

How old is the Pike's Peak samples?

1,030,000,000 years

1,030,000 years

1,030 years

130 years

Question 4

4.

Which sample is the oldest?

Gneiss from minnesota

Gneiss from Finland

Pike's Peak Sample

White Mountain Sample