Earth's History
What two pieces of information about Earth's history do rock record?
geological events and life forms of the past
what are fossils?
the remains or traces of organisms preserved from the geologic past
The longest subdivision of the geologic time scale
eon
oceanography
What did Rihanna reveal during her Super Bowl halftime show?
Pregnancy
the task of matching up rocks of similar age in different regions
correlation
natural selection
The approximate percentage of the geologic time scale that Precambrian time comprises
88 percent
The largest ocean is
Pacific Ocean
In the Barbie film what is Ken's job?
Beach
represents a long period when deposition stopped, erosion occurred, and deposition resumed
unconformity
the two conditions that favor the preservation of fossils
rapid burial and possession of hard parts
Large core areas of Precambrian rocks that make up the surface of some continents
shields
The ocean floor regions are the continental margins, the ocean basin floor, and _____
the mid-ocean ridge
Which two countries co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Australia and New Zealand
What is the principle of original horizontality
an observation that layers of sediment are generally deposited in a horizontal position
what are index fossils?
Index fossils are widespread geographically, limited to a short span of geologic time, and occur in large numbers
What are the three periods that divided the Mesozoic era?
Triassic, Jurassic, Creatceous
the steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf
What was the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year?
Rizz
The concept that the processes at work on Earth today were at work long ago is known as the principle of
uniformitarianism
The type of fossil formed when an organism is buried in sediment and then dissolved by underground water
mold
The dominant land animals during the Cenozoic Period
mammals
Seafloor Spreading is the process by which plate tectonics produces
new oceanic lithosphere are ocean ridges
According to Spotify, which was the most globally streamed song of 2023?
Flowers- Miley Cyrus