GEO Podcast

Radioactive dating - how does it tell us how old rocks are?

Gary Lewis, GEOetc.com Season 3 Episode 48

Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.

0:00 | 7:30

Rocks can contain radioactive elements that breakdown (decay) over time at a set rate.  We can use this decay to work out the age of the rocks.  In this episode, we do a brief look at the process, and how we know it works.

Visit our Members Section - Over 90 teaching resources that are classroom-ready to help you teach Earth science. Check them out!

Support the show