Earth Science Chapter 16 and 17

Carbon Films are formed when a thin film of carbon is left, forming an outline of the original organism.

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Dinosaur footprints are original remains.

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Radiocarbon dating would be useful in dating the age of the earth.

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Index fossils are the remains of species that existed on Earth for relatively short periods of time.

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Absolute age examines the position of rocks in a sequence.

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The principle of uniformitarianism states that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers.

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According to the principle of superposition, the youngest rock layers are closest to the surface

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The remains of living plants or animals are called fossils.

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A geologist who needed to correlate two rock formations in different areas could match exposed rock layers.

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After one half life, the percent of parent atoms to daughter atoms in a sample is 25% parent and 75% daughter.

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