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Principles of Geologic History Sequencing Geologic Time Faults, Folds & Fossils 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 Double Jeopardy

This probably formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Planet Earth What is Planet Earth? BACK

Rocks at the bottom of an undisturbed layer is usually this. oldest What is the oldest? BACK

Layers are dated by comparing one to other. oldest What is the relative dating? BACK

Layers are dated by comparing radioactive material. oldest What is the absolute dating? BACK

These are used to compare the ages of the rock layers because they existed for a short period of time. What are index fossils? BACK

Identify the geologic process in this picture folding What is folding? BACK

Identify the geologic process in this picture What is tilting? BACK

Identify the geologic process in this picture What is faulting? BACK

Identify the geologic process in this picture What is an intrusion? BACK

When a part of the rock record is missing, it is called this. What is an unconformity? BACK

Our atmosphere formed during this vast block of time. BACK What is the Pre-Cambrian Era?

During this Era, Life on Earth was dominated by marine life. What is the Paleozoic Era? BACK

Humans, mammoths and mastodons frolicked on the planet during this epoch What is the Pleistocene Epoch? BACK

Pangaea broke up during this period. What is the Cretaceous Period? BACK

This creature makes the best index fossil. What is the Placoderm Fish? BACK

Breaks in the rock where movement has occurred oldest What is a Fault? BACK

Bends in rock layers produced by movements of Earth's crust oldest What are Folds? BACK

Preserved remains or traces of once living things oldest What are fossils? BACK

A gap in the geologic record caused by erosion oldest What is an unconformity ? BACK

Inclusion of crystalline rock formed by an intrusion, partial melting. oldest What are veins? BACK

Geologic Laws Evolution Fossils Dating 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1000 Final Jeopardy

The processes that shape Earth’s surface today are the same processes that occurred in the geologic past. BACK What is the Law of Uniformitarianism?

A rock is always older than the processes that changed it. What is the Law of Original Horizontality? BACK

Rocks at the bottom of an undisturbed area are usually the oldest. BACK What is the Law of Superposition?

A rock layer had to be present to be affected by geologic events What is the Law of Original Horizontality? BACK

“The Present is the Key to the Past”. BACK What is the Law of Uniformitarianism?

This theory of change is based on evidence from the fossil record oldest What is Evolution? BACK

First theorized the Law of Organic Evolution oldest Who is Charles Darwin? BACK

Complex Life developed during this Period oldest What is an the Cambrian Period ? BACK

These are species’ reactions to changes in the environment oldest What are adaptations? BACK

This caused the greatest extinction event on our planet. oldest What is the atmospheric transition? BACK

Used to determine age of a rock layer by comparing fossils in it. oldest What is an Index Fossil? BACK

Which of the three major rock types contain fossils? oldest What is sedimentary rock? BACK

Rock that is cemented shell fragments or precipitates of biologic origin. oldest What is limestone? BACK

Rock from plant remains oldest What is coal? BACK

The species primitive arthropods were typical organisms of the Paleozoic era, over 200 million years ago, a paleontologist may use them to determine the relative age of the rock strata. oldest What are Trilobites? BACK

It is only used to date once living things and artifacts. BACK What is Carbon14?

Double Jeopardy Only the group that picked this respond. The group can wager up to their full amount of their points.

It is the decay product of Carbon14. BACK What is Nitrogen?

It is used to date rock layers. BACK What is Uranium238?

This has a long half-life; it is 49,000,000,000 years. BACK What is Rubidium87?

In theory, this never reaches zero. BACK What is radioactive material?

   Final Jeopardy In your folder write the question for final jeopardy. Make Sure to include your wager, up to 500.   

In 11,400 years, one kilogram of Carbon14 will be reduced to this amount.

Time’s up, hand in folder.

What is 0.25 kilograms? 

This is one of the theories of the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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Meteor Theory Climate Change Super-volcano 

This is a missing piece of the rock record.

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What is an unconformity? 

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