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2. Geologic Time Jeopardy
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3. This is the remains of an organism that lived long ago
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This is the remains of an organism that lived long ago

4. Fossils of Dinosaurs would have come from what geologic era?
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Fossils of Dinosaurs would have come from what geologic era?

5. The fossilized organisms shown created the oxygen we now enjoy!
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The fossilized organisms shown created the oxygen we now enjoy!

6. Fun with Fossils: $400
This is a fossil that is found over a wide geographic area but lived over a narrow range of time.

7. Fun with Fossils : $500
Fossils of early Homo sapiens would be found in rocks formed during which era?

8. Dating Rocks: $100
This law states that the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the youngest rocks are on top.

9. This is a gap in the rock record
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This is a gap in the rock record

10. Most geologic work is done using this type of time.
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Most geologic work is done using this type of time.

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12. Dating Rocks: $400
This is the time it takes for ½ the atoms of a radioactive element to decay.

13. Dating Rocks: $500
This type of dating can ONLY be used to date things that were once alive

14. This is the longest segment of geologic time.
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This is the longest segment of geologic time.

15. During this era, Pennsylvania was under water!
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During this era, Pennsylvania was under water!

16. What was the name of the most devastating mass extinction event?
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What was the name of the most devastating mass extinction event?

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18. Much of the limestone and coal in PA formed during this era.
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Much of the limestone and coal in PA formed during this era.

19. Timeline: $200
This is the era that we are currently living in.

20. What is the most accepted theory for how the dinosaurs became extinct?
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What is the most accepted theory for how the dinosaurs became extinct?

21. What do color blindness and diarrhea have in common?
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What do color blindness and diarrhea have in common?

22. Which Era, Period, and Epoch are we currently living in?
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Which Era, Period, and Epoch are we currently living in?

23. Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era Cenozoic Era
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Give the alternate name for each of the following eras. Ex: “age of ___”
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era

24. Bonus: Approx. how old is the specimen?
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A Wooly Mammoth started with 100 atoms of C-14 when it died, and had 6.25 atoms left when you measure it. How many half lives have gone by?
Bonus: Approx. how old is the specimen?

25. CATEGORY: Relative Time
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CATEGORY: Relative Time

26. FINAL JEOPARDY
List the rock layers in order from oldest to youngest