Earth's History
Fossil
Time Scale
Ocean
2023
100

What two pieces of information about Earth's history do rock record?

geological events and life forms of the past

100

what are fossils?

the remains or traces of organisms preserved from the geologic past

100

The longest subdivision of the geologic time scale

eon

100
The science that draws on the methods and knowledge of geology, chemistry, physics, and biology to study all aspects of the world ocean

oceanography

100

What did Rihanna reveal during her Super Bowl halftime show?

Pregnancy

200

the task of matching up rocks of similar age in different regions

correlation

200
According to Darwin's theory of evolution, one species can evolve into another through the process of 

natural selection

200

The approximate percentage of the geologic time scale that Precambrian time comprises 

88 percent

200

The largest ocean is

Pacific Ocean

200

In the Barbie film what is Ken's job?

Beach

300

represents a long period when deposition stopped, erosion occurred, and deposition resumed

unconformity

300

the two conditions that favor the preservation of fossils

rapid burial and possession of hard parts

300

Large core areas of Precambrian rocks that make up the surface of some continents

shields

300

The ocean floor regions are the continental margins, the ocean basin floor, and _____

the mid-ocean ridge

300

Which two countries co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?

Australia and New Zealand

400

What is the principle of original horizontality

an observation that layers of sediment are generally deposited in a horizontal position

400

what are index fossils?

Index fossils are widespread geographically, limited to a short span of geologic time, and occur in large numbers

400

What are the three periods that divided the Mesozoic era?

Triassic, Jurassic, Creatceous

400
The continental slope is

the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf

400

What was the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year?

Rizz

500

The concept that the processes at work on Earth today were at work long ago is known as the principle of 

uniformitarianism

500

The type of fossil formed when an organism is buried in sediment and then dissolved by underground water 

mold

500

The dominant land animals during the Cenozoic Period

mammals

500

Seafloor Spreading is the process by which plate tectonics produces

new oceanic lithosphere are ocean ridges

500

According to Spotify, which was the most globally streamed song of 2023?

Flowers- Miley Cyrus

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