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Fossils

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12.5% of a radioactive element remains. How many half-lives have passed? Absolute Age Atom

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Extinct

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The age of a rock given as the number of years since the rock formed

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Describes a type of organism that no longer exists anywhere on Earth


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Extrusion Fault

An igneous rock layer formed when lava flows onto Earth's surface and hardens

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The smallest particle of an element


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Carbon Film

A break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move


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Fossil

A type of fossil consisting of an extremely thin coating of carbon on rock


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Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. How many years will it be until 50% of the Carbon-14 remains? Cast

5730 years

The preserved remains or traces of living things


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Geologic Time Scale

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A fossil that is solid copy of an organism's shape, formed when minerals seep into a mold

A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history


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Half-Life

The time it takes for half of the atoms of a radioactive element to decay

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How long ago did Earth form? If you find a fossil that is 4 billion years old, you should use what kind of radioactive dating? Index Fossil Intrusion Law of Superposition

4.6 billion years ago potassium-argon dating

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Rock A is older than Rock B but younger than Rock C. Is this an example of absolute age or relative age? Trace Fossil

Relative Age

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Fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period An igneous rock layer formed when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface The geologic principle that states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the layers above it and younger than the layer below it Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era Cenozoic Era
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List the 3 eras of Earth's history in order from oldest to youngest Paleontologist

A type of fossil that provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms Unconformity A place where an older, eroded rock surface is in contact with a newer rock layer Gravity

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What force caused a ball of dust, rock, and ice to be pulled together to form Earth? What is the first division of Earth's history called? What percentage of a radioactive element remains after 2 halflives? When carbon-14 undergoes radioactive decay, it turns into.... When potassium-40 undergoes radioactive dating, it turns into... You find a rock that is 4380 years old. Is this an example of absolute age or relative age?

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Precambrian Era

A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago
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Petrified Fossil

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nitrogen-14

A fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism


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argon-40

Radioactive Decay Relative Age

The breakdown of a radioactive element, releasing particles and energy The age of a rock compared to the ages of rock layers
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Absolute Age

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