Geologic Time & Rock Record Test

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Jeff Dwaine
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Approximately how old is the Earth?
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4.6 billion years old
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The remains or traces of once-living organisms; which form when specific conditions occur that preserve an organism’s remains.
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Fossil
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Many fossils are the result of organisms dying near or in water.
Options: Bodies naturally decompose, and soft tissues like skin and eyes will decompose the fastest. The tissues that last the longest have the best chance to become fossils., Earth’s layers are created by depositing new layers of sediment on top of old ones., Water carries and deposits sediment. Objects underneath water are likely to be covered by new layers of earth more quickly than objects on land.
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Water carries and deposits sediment. Objects underneath water are likely to be covered by new layers of earth more quickly than objects on land.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Fossils are more likely to be of hard body structures such as bones, teeth, and shells.
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Bodies naturally decompose, and soft tissues like skin and eyes will decompose the fastest. The tissues that last the longest have the best chance to become fossils.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Older fossils are found in lower rock strata while more recent fossils are found closer to the surface.
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Earth’s layers are created by depositing new layers of sediment on top of old ones.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
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Uniformitarianism
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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... states that in any undisturbed rock sequence deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
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The law of superposition
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