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The Rock Cycle
http://topex.ucsd.edu/es10/lectures/lecture10/lecture10.html
Lisa Tauxe, Satellite Geodesy
This site from Satellite Geodesy describes the rock cycle, and quantitative ways to estimate how long geological features took to form. Popcorn is used to demonstrate half-life and radio-active decay, which is used to date rocks.
This resource is referenced here:
Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection: Using Popcorn to Simulate Radioactive Decay
Subject
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Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:
Radioisotopes
Resource Type
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Scientific Resources:
Overview/Reference Work
Theme
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Teach the Earth:Course Topics:
Geochemistry