Why don't the sources of uncertainty in radiometric dating invalidate or lend suspicion to the results obtained?


The geologic conditions that can produce error are easily recognized, and all other sources of error are of the same types (measuring and sampling) that are present in statistical measurements of all other types.

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The flooding of much of New Orleans associated with Hurricane Katrina was the result of the heavy precipitation associated with the hurricane

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A risk manager would do which of the following?

A) establish rules restricting the use of a new herbicide B) determine the neurological effects of a new herbicide C) assess the LD50 level of a new herbicide D) set the purchase price of a new herbicide E) determine the level of exposure of farm workers to a new herbicide

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The smallest particle exhibiting the characteristics of an element is a/an

A. molecule. B. ion. C. atom. D. isotope.

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