What is Geology?
What is Geology?
The study of Earth
Name the first step in the scientific Method
Observation/Question
The layer of the Earth in which all human beings live?
The Crust
What are the 3 things you can identify in a rock sample?
color, hardness, & shape
Name the oldest time period of earth history.
Precambrian
Name some tools geologists use to study the earth.
satellites, maps, compass, hammers, pics...
What do you use to observe
5 senses
The center layer of the Earth?
Inner Core
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
Name the current period in earth history.
Cenozic
What is Interpretation?
Finding out with the data mean
What is the purpose of a hypothesis?
To use past research to interpret and create an educated guess of what will happen in an experiment.
The layer in between the Crust and the outer core
The Mantle.
limestone is what type of rock?
Name the period in which the dinosaurs became extinct.
Mesozoic
What is a fossil?
the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
What part of the Scientific Method involves Interpretation and review of data?
Analysis
The youngest layer of the crust is located near the ________ of the earth.
surface
Slate is what type of rock?
Metamorphic Rock
What are three things satellites collect data on?
Any three of the following: atmosphere, climate, geodynamics, gravity, weather, oceans, ice, groundwater, and sun
What do geologists study the layers of?
the Earth
What are the 7 parts of the Scientific Method?
Observation/Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Collect Data, Analysis, & Conclusion
Name one geological feature in the USA that was caused by erosion that exposes the layers of the earth?
Grand Canyon
Rock Cycle
Name the longest era in terms of time?
Precambrian