Unit 2 - Paleontology Review

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Science
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11th Grade
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Breanna Kelton
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Catastrophism
Back
(Archbishop James Ussher) Earth’s landscapes have been developed primarily by great catastrophes.
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Uniformitarianism
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(James Hutton) The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Unconformity
Back
A break in the fossil rock record that represent gaps of time that have been eroded away (signified by a wavy line between rock layers). Can be either a disconformity, nonconformity, or angular unconformity.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Disconformity
Back
A break in the fossil record between two different layers of flat sedimentary rock.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Nonconformity
Back
A break in the fossil record between layers of sedimentary rock on top of igneous or metamorphic rock beneath it.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Angular Unconformity
Back
A break in the fossil record between flat layers of sedimentary rock on top of angled layers of sedimentary rock beneath it.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Geologic Time Scale
Back
The complete history of earth divided into Epochs > Eras > Periods.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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