CBHS Earth Science Chapter 6, 8 & 9

What is meant by "partial melting"?

What is a fossil that is an impression or "picture" of a plant or fish called?

What is stated in the Law of Superposition?

What does Ma represent in the geological column?

Where do coal deposits come from?

What is fossilized waste matter called?

If you want to estimate the absolute of age of a body of moving water what method would you use

What dating method states an exact age of an object?

Which igneous rock is high in feldspar, silca and light in color

Bacteria causes decomposition, what environment is hostile to bacteria?

How many 1/2 lifes does it take for a parent isotope to decay 3/4th completion to a daughter?

Varves are materials deposited after being eroded. How many varves represent a single year?

What is uniformitarianism?

What happened during the Carboniferous Period?

Which is an example of Cross Cutting Relationship?

Hardened tree sap is also called ______

T/F - Radioactive decay occurs at a steady rate, so it is used to determine absolute ages

Which rock forms from cooling of lava on the Earth's surface

What are stones found inside a dinosaur called?

What happened during the Paleozic Era?

The same index fossil is found in rock layers in the US and Tibet. What does that mean?

Which time was marked by mass extinction?

Why is rate of erosion an estimate?

Where are most fossils found?

Which igneous rock is high in magnesium, iron and dark in color

In which time are cynobacteria found?

Mammals developed during this time, (aka Age of Mammals)

Which period is the Age of Fishes

Which dating technique is accurate in object less than 70,000 years old?

True or False: Mummification occurs in dry, arid environments