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Which type of rock is typically formed in a deep water environment?
Which type of rock is typically formed in a deep water environment?
- Conglomerate
- Shale (correct)
- Sandstone
- Limestone
What is the main difference between shale and sandstone?
What is the main difference between shale and sandstone?
- Size of particles (correct)
- Water temperature
- Salinity characteristics
- Presence of marine organisms
What does the study of fossils tell us?
What does the study of fossils tell us?
- The presence of marine organisms
- The energy of the environment
- The complexity of life over time (correct)
- The age of the rocks
What is faunal succession?
What is faunal succession?
What is the main driving force behind evolution?
What is the main driving force behind evolution?
Relative dating is used to determine the age of rocks based on
Relative dating is used to determine the age of rocks based on
What is the significance of an unconformity in relative dating?
What is the significance of an unconformity in relative dating?
Which type of unconformity is shown in the image?
Which type of unconformity is shown in the image?
What does the presence of a non-conformity indicate?
What does the presence of a non-conformity indicate?
How can relative dating be used to estimate the time it took for deposition to occur?
How can relative dating be used to estimate the time it took for deposition to occur?
What is genetic diversity?
What is genetic diversity?
What happened to the peppered moth population during the industrial revolution in England?
What happened to the peppered moth population during the industrial revolution in England?
What is the significance of the sea turtle example mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of the sea turtle example mentioned in the text?
What negative outcome is associated with some interpretations of Darwinism?
What negative outcome is associated with some interpretations of Darwinism?
What is a key characteristic of nature mentioned in the text?
What is a key characteristic of nature mentioned in the text?
What is one of the largest proofs of evolution mentioned in the text?
What is one of the largest proofs of evolution mentioned in the text?
What is the process called when dissolved silica replaces wood under certain conditions?
What is the process called when dissolved silica replaces wood under certain conditions?
What is the most common type of fossilization mentioned in the text?
What is the most common type of fossilization mentioned in the text?
Which type of fossil is easy to identify because it is used to grind up food?
Which type of fossil is easy to identify because it is used to grind up food?
Why are most organisms not preserved as fossils?
Why are most organisms not preserved as fossils?
What is the significance of the fossil called archaeopteryx?
What is the significance of the fossil called archaeopteryx?
What is the main concept behind the idea of 'survival of the fittest' in nature?
What is the main concept behind the idea of 'survival of the fittest' in nature?
What is the difference between natural selection and artificial selection?
What is the difference between natural selection and artificial selection?
Why do flying squirrels have flaps of skin between their legs?
Why do flying squirrels have flaps of skin between their legs?
During the transition from apes to monkeys, what were some adaptations that occurred?
During the transition from apes to monkeys, what were some adaptations that occurred?
What is a living fossil?
What is a living fossil?
What is correlation in the context of geology?
What is correlation in the context of geology?
What is the significance of fossils in correlation?
What is the significance of fossils in correlation?
What is the main difference between the modern ape and the common ancestor of humans and apes?
What is the main difference between the modern ape and the common ancestor of humans and apes?
How did the shift in diet impact the development of modern monkeys?
How did the shift in diet impact the development of modern monkeys?
Which element undergoes a change from nitrogen-14 to carbon-14 through the bombardment of neutrons from cosmic rays?
Which element undergoes a change from nitrogen-14 to carbon-14 through the bombardment of neutrons from cosmic rays?
What is the approximate half-life of carbon-14?
What is the approximate half-life of carbon-14?
What is carbon-14 dating primarily used for?
What is carbon-14 dating primarily used for?
Which era are we currently in?
Which era are we currently in?
What is the largest expanse of time in geological history?
What is the largest expanse of time in geological history?
What is the informal term used to describe anything that happened before complex life?
What is the informal term used to describe anything that happened before complex life?
Which of the following best describes radioactive decay?
Which of the following best describes radioactive decay?
What is a half-life?
What is a half-life?
What is the main limitation of carbon dating?
What is the main limitation of carbon dating?
Which type of fossil is commonly used to determine relative age?
Which type of fossil is commonly used to determine relative age?
What is the process called when a radioactive substance decays into another atom type?
What is the process called when a radioactive substance decays into another atom type?
Which type of radioactivity involves the emission of a helium nucleus?
Which type of radioactivity involves the emission of a helium nucleus?
Which era represents the largest portion of Earth's history?
Which era represents the largest portion of Earth's history?
What event marks the appearance of life in the fossil record?
What event marks the appearance of life in the fossil record?
What are the three eras of the geologic time scale?
What are the three eras of the geologic time scale?
Study Notes
Geologic Time Scale and Fossil Record
- Carbon-14 is an unstable isotope that decays radioactively.
- The amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere is dependent on the amount of solar energy hitting the nitrogen in the upper atmosphere.
- Relative dating of rock layers has been replaced by radiometric dating, which provides absolute ages for rocks.
- Ignite rocks are the easiest to date because their solidification starts the radiometric clock.
- The geologic time scale is divided into eras, eons, periods, and epochs.
- The Pre-Cambrian era represents about 88% of Earth's history.
- The transition from the Pre-Cambrian eon to the Phanerozoic eon marks the appearance of life in the fossil record.
- The Cambrian explosion, around 541 million years ago, saw the appearance of organisms with hard parts due to increased oxygen levels.
- The geologic time scale is linked to geological and biological changes.
- The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras represent old life, middle life, and new life, respectively.
- The periods within these eras are characterized by specific geological and biological events, such as the age of trilobites and the age of dinosaurs.
- The Carboniferous period is divided into epochs in the United States due to the presence of well-preserved coal deposits.
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Test your knowledge on the significance of conformity in terms of relative dating. Understand the difference between relative and absolute dating methods and how continuous deposition can provide insights into the formation of rocks under specific conditions, such as an ocean environment.
