E.8.7 Earth's History Review

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What opportunities can arise from mass extinctions?

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Opportunities for new species to evolve and adapt.

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What is the largest time chunk in the geological time scale?

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Eon.

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What is the second largest time chunk in the geological time scale?

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Era.

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What is the third largest time chunk in the geological time scale?

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Period.

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What is the smallest time chunk in the geological time scale?

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Epoch.

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What evidence supports the claim that Mississippi was covered by an inland sea?

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Fossils of land organisms located in surface rock layers and fossils of marine organisms located in several layers beneath those surface layers.

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What impact did the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs have on Earth's climate?

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It caused a significant cooling period.

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What is a mass extinction?

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When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct.

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What is the geological time scale?

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A chronological time chart broken into Eons, Eras, Periods, and Epochs.

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What can be inferred from fossils found in rock layers?

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They provide evidence of the types of organisms that existed at different times in Earth's history.

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