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Paleontology vocabulary
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A closing activity while we go through the paleontology unit.
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Absolute dating means what?
Knowing when an object dies.
Finding the exact date of an object.
Knowing the origin of the object.
Guessing the date of the object.
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A principle that explains current geological processes from past geological processes.
uniformitarianism
relative dating
fossils
catastrophism
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The idea that younger rocks lie above older rocks is called...?
catastrophism
superposition
relative dating
fossils
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What word is the belief that Earth changes only because of sudden events?
catastrophism
uniformitarianism
relative dating
unconformity
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What is an example of a trace fossil?
handprint
skin
fingernail
teeth
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What is the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago?
tree sap
isotope
rock
fossil
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How to determine whether an event or object is older or younger than other objects.
isotopes
relative dating
radioactive decay
trace fossils
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What is the study of fossils and ancient life?
geology
biology
paleontology
ecology
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This is created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment in not deposited for a long time.
unconformity
nonconformity
superposition
absolute dating
