Geological Columns
Can help determine the relative age of rock layers because they are typically unique to certain time periods. What are they?
What are fossils?
The shaking of the surface of the Earth caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, usually due to tectonic plates moving
What is an earthquake?
Cannot be replenished quickly enough to keep up with human consumption, such as water, fossil fuels, or minerals.
What is Limited Resource?
Refers to the change in the inherited traits of a population over successive generations, often as a result of natural selection.
What is Evolution?
Humans choose which organisms to selectively breed in order to pass on specific traits.
What is Artificial Selection?
They are found at the bottom of undisturbed sedimentary layers.
What are the oldest layers of rock?
Form due to underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
What are Tsunamis?
It is abundant and replenishes naturally.
What is a renewable resource?
English scientist who observed finches on the Galapagos islands and came up with the theory of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin?
The three types of adaptations.
What are Structural, Functional and Behavioral?
a system of chronological dating that relates geological strata (rock layers) to time. It is used by geologists to describe the timing and relationships of events in Earth's history.
What is the Geological Time Scale?
They are preceded by seismic activity, gas emissions, and ground deformation.
What is a volcanic eruption?
Are non-renewable and burning them releases carbon dioxide, contributing to global warming and climate change
What are fossil fuels?
Characteristics or traits that help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
What are adaptations?
Human-driven process where individuals with desirable traits are bred to produce offspring with those traits. Unlike natural selection, it is intentional and not based on environmental survival advantages.
What is selective breeding?
This states that in any sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rocks, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest layers are at the top
What is the Law of Superposition?
A event that can cause damage or harm to humans and the environment, like earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes.
What is a Natural Hazard?
Reduces biodiversity, disrupts ecosystems, and contributes to climate change by increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
What is deforestation?
A single species evolves into two or more distinct species that are genetically different and eventually unable to interbreed
What is Speciation?
Based on body chemistry and metabolism- does not usually show.
What is Functional Adaptations?
Is an ordered arrangement of rock layers that is based on the relative ages of the rocks, with the oldest rocks at the bottom and the youngest at the top. It is used to interpret Earth's history.
What is the Geological Column?
Can show trends and frequencies of past events, which help scientists predict when and where future natural hazards might occur.
What is Historical Data?
Increases demand for resources, leading to faster depletion of limited resources and greater environmental degradation.
What is population growth?
Different factors cause organisms to be unable to reproduce with each together.
What is reproductive isolation?
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