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Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Stratigraphy & Relative Age Geologic History and Extinctions Lesson 1 of 3 . Quote Science of Today.

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METAMORPHISM AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS

METAMORPHISM AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS. COMMON METAMORPHIC ROCKS. Classified on the presence or absence of FOLIATION . FOLIATION is the parallel alignment of tabular minerals in the rock due to heat and pressure. Gneiss Foliated. Quartzite Nonfoliated. METAMORPHISM AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS.

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Processes of rock and fossil formation

Comparisons of rocks and minerals and how they are related. Processes of rock and fossil formation. A mineral is a substance found in nature. They are solid, non-living substances. Minerals are made of atoms Earth has more than 3,500 different kinds of minerals. Mineral definition.

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Evidence of Evolution

Evidence of Evolution. Blue-footed booby. Evidence of evolution. Fossil Record Anatomy Embryology Biochemistry Evidence in micro evolution. Fossil evidence. Mold Fossil. Fossils ? remains of ancient life Fossils arranged according to age show a progression of changes

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Paleontology Test Review

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8 th Grade Science Final

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Group was not exported from SlideRocket

A Trip Through Geologic Time. Group was not exported from SlideRocket. Fossils. Fossils are preserved remains or traces of living things. Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by sediments. The sediments slowly harden into rock and preserve the shape of the organisms.

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Key Ideas

Key Ideas. State the principle of uniformitarianism. Explain how the law of superposition can be used to determine the relative age of rocks. Compare three types of unconformities. Apply the law of crosscutting relationships to determine the relative age of rocks. Uniformitarianism.

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THE RELATIVE AGES OF FOSSILS

Vocabulary Foldable XIV. THE RELATIVE AGES OF FOSSILS. The preserved remains, trace, or imprint of an ancient organism. FOSSILS. The actual age of a rock or fossil. ABSOLUTE AGE. The age of an object or event in comparison to another object or event. RELATIVE AGE.

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EOG Review

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Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer. What is the theory of evolution? How do fossil records prove this theory? Give two examples of animal fossils found that give evidence to support the theory of evolution. Chapter 9.3 Relative Age of Rocks. Mr. Perez. Important Vocabulary. Sedimentary rock

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The Changing Earth

The Changing Earth. Understanding Earth. Absolute dating - is the process of determining an approximate computed age in archaeology and geology. provides a computed numerical age. Radioactive Dating. All rocks and minerals contain tiny amounts of radioactive elements

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Relative Age Dating

Relative Age Dating. Activity. STARTER. What are two ways we can determine the age of rocks?. Relative AGE. Before absolute dating of rocks was developed in the 20th century, geologists had to rely on relative age dating, which places geologic events in their order of occurrence.

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Evidence of evolution

Evidence of evolution. Fossil Record Fossil- Organism or evidence of an organism preserved in rock. Fossil formation. Sedimentary rock Superposition Older fossils are found in lower layers of rock Younger fossils in upper layers Amber. Geologic Time Scale.

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Cemetery Project

Cemetery Project. Classification by Birth Years By: Yosuke Kawai Honors 291S. Purpose and Hypothesis. Purpose -To examine possible trends and patterns of birth years of the individuals of the cemetery

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How To Navigate choosemyplate

How To Navigate www.choosemyplate.gov. Nahian Chowdhury. Image Of Food. If you want to see a picture of a food from a food group: 1. On the choosemyplate.gov home page, around the upper left-hand corner, click the tab labeled MyPlate.

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Guanacos were introduced to Staats Island (Falkland Islands)

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Index fossils

Index fossils. Some fossils are typical at a particular time segment. Useful in identifying the relative age of the rock in which they occur. Help us to identify geologic time periods. Four characteristics: 1. Must be easily recognized - Unique 2. Widespread in occurrence

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