What is humans being able to live on Earth and keep intact all of the resources the Earth has to offer
100
This best describes what a fossil is.
What is preserved remains of an organism
100
What are the 2 ways to date a rock?
What is relative and absolute dating
100
This is a summary of major events in Earth’s past that are preserved in the rock record.
What is the Geologic Time Scale
200
Air, water, and sunlight are all examples of this type of resource.
What is renewable
200
This is one way we can sustain resources.
What is Recycle (answers may vary)
200
This fossil is a type of fossil that shows evidence that life once existed in that region (i.e. tracks)
What is a trace fossil
200
What is the difference between relative and absolute dating?
What is relative determines the age of the rock in relation to things around it and absolute dating determines the exact age of the rock
200
These are the 3 eons that Earth’s history is divided into (order from most recent to oldest).
What is Phanerozoic, Proterozoic, Archae
300
Coal, Petroleum and Salt are all examples of this type of resource.
What is non-renewable
300
What is an alternative energy resource?
What is a means of generating energy a different way than what we are use to.
300
This type of fossil preserves the entire organism intact; as it was when it was alive (except dead…)
What is original remains
300
What are the three principals of relative dating?
What is Law of Superposition, Law of Inclusions, and Cross-Cutting
300
This is the when then most recent mass extinction occurred.
What is the Mesozoic Era
400
This is the difference between the two types of resources.
What is renewable resources are continually replenished where as non-renewable resources are present in a fixed amount so they can run out.
400
Give 3 examples of alternative energy resources.
What is Wind Power, Solar Power, Electric Cars (answers may vary)
400
What is an index fossil?
What is a fossil used to determine the relative age of the rock
400
What do scientists use to determine the exact age of the rock?
What is half-lives and/or radiometric dating
400
Name the era and eon that humans exist in.
What is Phanerozoic Eon and Cenozoic Era
500
Why is the growing human population such a concern when it comes to the consumption of the Earth’s resources?
What is the greater the number of people, the greater demand for resources. However, the supply cannot reach the demand. This will cause resources to run out much quicker.
500
What is one major problem on Earth associated with the misuse of our resources?
What is global warming, pollution, unfair distribution of resources across the globe (answers may vary)
500
How are molds and casts related?
What is casts are molds that have been filled in with minerals.
500
List the layers of rock in order from youngest to oldest (SEE HANDOUT):
What is F, E, D, C, B, A,
500
Explain how paleontologists were able to organize the Earth’s past events into the geologic time scale.
What is using relative and absolute dating to determine when the events occurred and what events were occurring.