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In what layer of the atmosphere do we live?
What is troposphere
100
Defined as the characteristic weather of an area averaged over time
What is climate
100
Resin fossilization involves trapping organisms through the use of _____
What is sap
100
Defined as the global die off of all individuals of a species
What is extinction
100
This type of resource can be replenished relatively quickly
What is renewable
200
Earth's atmosphere is primarily composed of what two gases?
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen
200
How much of earth's land is covered by glaciers?
What is 10%
200
Muscle is __________ than bone which is why it is less likely to be preserved
What is softer
200
This type of extinction occurs when greater than 70% of species go extinct
What is Mass extinction
200
The amount of a resource that is technically recoverable is a ___________
What is reserve
300
What is a low pressure system with inward spiraling winds on land
What is a tornado
300
Examples of this type of data are fossil vegetation, tree growth rings, glacial ice cores, and seafloor sediments
What is proxy data
300
DNA molecules decay _______
What is rapidly
300
The probable cause of the cretaceous/paleogene mass extinction was impact by an ___________
What is asteroid
300
_________ is formed from an ancient accumulation of swamp plants that have been put under extremely high pressure
What is coal
400
In the mid-latitude and polar regions, the seasonal cycle is marked by changes in ________________
What is temperature
400
Historically major volcanic eruptions have been associated with anomalously ________ years
What is cold
400
These types of fossils are formed when an organism is physically compressed by overlying sediments
What is compression fossils
400
Interval between the oldest fossil occurrence and youngest fossil occurrence of a species
What is stratigraphic range
400
Defined as the amount of pore space in a rock
What is porosity
500
The weather forecast predicts clear, cool sunny weather. What type of pressure system is this.
What is high pressure
500
The ten __________ years on record have all occurred since 1998
What is warmest
500
Petrified wood is one example of a fossilization process known as?
What is replacement
500
What fossil confirmed that dinosaurs were more closely related to birds than lizards?
What is Archaeopteryx
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Hydraulic Fracturing artificially increases the _____________ of a rock
What is permeability
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