Jazz Music
Pop Music
Rock Music
Blues Music
Orchestra
100
The weather conditions in an
area over a period of time
Climate
100
When a rock layer erodes and
causes a break in the geologic
record
Uncomformity
100
The study of Earth and it’s
processes
Geology
100
Stating wether an object is
younger or older based on the
objects or events its around
Relative Dating
100
What is currently happing with
Earth’s process can be used to
explain events in the past.
Uniformitarianism
200
The lithosphere is made up of
large plates that are always
moving
Continental Drift
200
The thinking that geologic
changes happen suddenly
Catastrophism
200
The older layers of sedimentary
rock are on the bottom and the
younger layers are on the top
The Law of Superposition
200
The single land mass that was
once composed of all the
continents
Pangea
200
Name 2 ways organisms can
become fossils.
Frozen
Petrification
Amber
Asphalt
Buried in Sediment
300
T or F
The addition of oxygen in our
atmosphere made it possible for
life to exist on Earth
True
300
T or F
If there are more plants on Earth,
there will be less erosion
True
300
If I find a fossil of a fish, what
can I assume about the rock
the fossil was found in?
The rock was once an ancient ocean.
300
When did dinosaurs become
extinct?
End of Mesozoic Era
300
Name 2 Eras in Earth’s History
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
400
How does sedimentary rock
usually form?
Horizontally
400
When did the solar system
form?
4.6 Billion Years Ago
400
When looking to see how climate
has changed over time scientists
can use 2 methods, name one
Ice Cores
Tree Rings
Sea Floor Sediments
400
Which is the youngest layer
E
400
What is one of the most
common ways Earth’s surface
changes shape?
Erosion and Weathering
500
Index Fossil, Trace Fossil, or Fossil
-Organisms walks through soft sediment
which eventually hardens and gets
burried
Trace fossil
500
Index Fossil, Trace Fossil, or Fossil
-Coprolite from animals
Trace Fossil
500
Index Fossil, Trace Fossil, or Fossil
-Remains of an organism found in amber
Fossil
500
Index Fossil, Trace Fossil, or Fossil
-Existed for a small amount of time
on Earth
Index Fossil
500
A rock contains a radioactive isotpe that
has a half life of 2,000 years. 25% of the
parent isotope remains in the sample.
How old is the sample?
4,000 years old!
Label!