Vocab 1
the determination of the age or date of organic matter from the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14 that it contains. The ratio between them changes as radioactive carbon-14 decays and is not replaced by exchange with the atmosphere
Carbon Dating
Undeformed sequence of sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.
Law of Superstition
Marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, occurring when one of Earth's poles is tilted farthest from the Sun
Winter Solstice
A system that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land, ranging from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force)
Beaufort Scale
Past super continent
Pangea
Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer:
Compost
The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
Latitude
a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period
Isobar
the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume
Biomass
Types of fossils
Molds and casts
The angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
Longitude
A line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or on average over a given period
Isotherm
a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land
Landfill
Preserved remains refer to the remains of organisms that have been protected from decay through various natural processes
Preserved Remains
The passive movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration
Osmosis
The practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism
Parasitism
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
Climate
\ occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly.
Summer Solstice
Food scraps, paper, plastics, textiles, packaging materials, clothing, furniture, and yard waste
Municipal Waste