What time is it?
The largest division of geologic time
What is an Eon
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
What is a rock
The largest mountain range in Europe
What is the Alps
This Southern European country is shaped like a boot and their capital is Rome
What is italy
The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past.
What is a Fossil
Determining the age of an object based on the relative ages of objects around it
What is Relative dating
A type of rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies
What is an Igneous Rock
This ocean borders Western Europe and plays a crucial role in shaping the climate, economy, and culture of the region.
What is the Atlantic Ocean
This Eastern European country is the world largest country by size at over 6.6million square miles.
What is Russia
This Central European country is known for their neutrality, mountains and their flag is also a big plus.
What is Switzerland
The shortest division of geologic history that contains a notable event
What is an Epoch
A type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
What is a metamorphic rock
This body of water is located between Southern Europe and North Africa and is very significant to European history.
What is the Mediterranean sea
This Central European country has their capital in Berlin and was split into an East and West country for several years after WW2
What is Germany
A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
What is a mineral
a formerly living organism, used to determine the age of rock layers
What is an index fossil
A type of rock that is formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms
What is sedimentary Rock
A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
What is a Fjord
This western European country played a huge role in the age of exploration, and helped discover the New World.
What is Spain
A city in Ukraine that was the site of a 1986 meltdown at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
What is Chernobyl
Law that states that layers on the bottom are older than layers on top
What is Law of superposition
The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
What is the rock cycle
This river is Europe’s second longest river. It flows for about 1,770 miles through Central and Eastern Europe and is one of its most important waterways. It passes through many countries including, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary
What is the Danube River
This southern European country is also known as the cradle of western civilization and it's capital is Athens.
What is Greece
Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away
What is Erosion