Fossilization and Size
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What is the process of changing from a liquid to a vapor?

  • Condensation
  • Freezing
  • Evaporation (correct)
  • Sublimation

    • When a gas is formed from a solid, skipping the liquid state, what is this process called?

  • Melting
  • Deposition (correct)
  • Ionization
  • Combustion

    • What is the point on a phase diagram where vapor and liquid are indistinguishable known as?

  • Boiling point
  • Triple point
  • Supercritical point
  • Critical point (correct)

    • What type of reaction is A + B --> AB?

    <p>Combination reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of chemical reaction do two ionic compounds usually dissolved in water (aqueous solution) react?

    <p>Double-replacement reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the subatomic particle with a positive charge and a weight of 1 amu in the nucleus of an atom called?

    <p>Proton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the number of protons in the nucleus of a given atom called?

    <p>Atomic number</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom called?

    <p>Mass number</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the weighted average of the mass numbers of the isotopes in a given element known as?

    <p>Atomic mass number</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason why the fossil record is disproportionately stacked with large animal species?

    <p>Large animals have bones that are less likely to get scattered or crushed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of rapid burial in fossil preservation?

    <p>Rapid burial favors preservation by protecting the remains from weathering and scattering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is favorable for fossil preservation?

    <p>Immediate and complete burial in a swamp or a lake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are large, sturdy bones more likely to be preserved in the fossil record?

    <p>They are less likely to get scattered or crushed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the worst-case scenario for fossil preservation?

    <p>Small creature with mostly soft body parts dying in an open area exposed to the elements without any burial conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main conditions affecting fossil preservation?

    <p>Rapid burial, hard parts, and cold and dry conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why wouldn't it take long for scavengers to destroy the tiny bones of a small dinosaur like Compsognathus?

    <p>Scavengers can easily destroy and scatter the tiny bones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the best way to ensure an organism's preservation in terms of size and burial conditions?

    <p>Being immediately and completely buried in a swamp or a lake with cold and dry conditions thereafter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are fossils?

    <p>Remains or traces of once-living organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do index fossils help determine?

    <p>The order of geological events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are examples of common index fossils?

    <p>Ammonites, trilobites, and graptolites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the key components of relative dating for correlating strata?

    <p>Principles of fossil succession and superposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the 'Father' of the periodic table?

    <p>Dmitri Mendeleev</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the periodic table organized?

    <p>Into periods and groups based on element properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do molecules consist of?

    <p>Atoms chemically bound together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bonds form between non-metals when atoms share electrons?

    <p>Covalent bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common cause of tsunamis?

    <p>Underwater earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do scientists monitor the arrival of earthquake waves to deduce the Earth's interior?

    <p>By measuring the arrival of earthquake waves at different points on Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of volcanic zones on Earth?

    <p>Mantle plumes in the Earth's interior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which rock is worn away by natural processes called?

    <p>Weathering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory describes the movement of the Earth's plates driven by convection currents?

    <p>Plate tectonics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who introduced the hypothesis that all continents were once joined together as one large mass of land?

    <p>Alfred Wegener</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What name did Wegener give to the supercontinent before the continents were split apart?

    <p>Pangaea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what point in time did Wegener find a problem with the theory that the Earth was unchanging?

    <p>Fall of 1911</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

    <p>Similar characteristics of fossil organisms and rock strata on separate continents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What new evidence was discovered after World War II that led to a new understanding of the earth's crust composition?

    <p>Magnetic stripes in volcanic rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did scientists discover that led them to understand that the earth's crust is a jigsaw puzzle of giant pieces of lithosphere that move around?

    <p>Mid-ocean ridge and underwater volcanoes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of fossil evidence did Alfred use to support his hypothesis?

    <p>(Lystrosaurus) dinosaur fossils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory continued to be rejected by other scientists, primarily geologists until its resurfaced acceptance in the 1960s?

    <p>Continental drift hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sphere of the Earth includes all living organisms, from microorganisms to plants and animals?

    <p>Biosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the thickest layer of the Earth made up of molten rock and minerals, and causes seismic activity like earthquakes and volcanoes?

    <p>Mantle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of continents and unifies various geological observations. What evidence supports the existence of a supercontinent named Pangaea around 280-230 million years ago?

    <p>Fossils and geological features</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the Earth's structure and processes, including branches such as geology, geochemistry, petrology, mineralogy, paleontology, and environmental geology called?

    <p>Geology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Earth's thin outer layer, where all life exists, and is broken into tectonic plates that move due to convection currents in the mantle?

    <p>Crust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Earth's innermost layer, consisting of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core, both made mostly of iron and nickel?

    <p>Core</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What encompasses all the water on Earth, including the ocean, rivers, lakes, and groundwater?

    <p>Hydrosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is composed of all the gases and particles in the Earth's atmosphere, including different layers like troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere?

    <p>Atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the discovery of plate tectonics reveal about the movement of continents?

    <p>The continental crust was part of a larger piece of crust called a plate, and it was the plates that were moving.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory was formed as a result of combining the new data after the mystery of continental movement was solved?

    <p>Plate Tectonics Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did geologic investigators discover about the plates and continents?

    <p>The plates were what was moving, and the continents rode along as part of the whole plate together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the Earth's structure and processes, including branches such as geology, geochemistry, petrology, mineralogy, paleontology, and environmental geology called?

    <p>Geoscience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Fossils are the remains or traces of once-living organisms, providing valuable information about sedimentary rocks and their relative ages.

    • Index fossils are the remains of plants and animals that lived for a limited period, making them essential for determining the order of geological events.

    • Index fossils are common, widely distributed, and easy to identify, with ammonites, trilobites, and graptolites being some of the most common examples.

    • The principles of fossil succession and superposition are key components of relative dating, helping to correlate strata and narrow down the age of sedimentary rock layers.

    • The Periodic Table is an organizational model for elements, based on the number of protons, and includes all elements discovered throughout history.

    • Johann Dobereiner, John Newlands, and Dmitri Mendeleev contributed to the development of the periodic table, with Mendeleev being known as its "Father."

    • The periodic table is arranged into periods and groups, with elements being either metals, nonmetals, or metalloids and having specific trends in their properties.

    • All matter in the universe is made up of elements, which have distinct atomic structures and properties.

    • Elements cannot be broken down further, while molecules are made up of atoms chemically bound together and can have different types of bonds.

    • Matter has physical and chemical properties, with pure substances containing only one type of compound per element and mixtures containing multiple compounds or elements.

    • Matter can exist in various states, with the state of matter referring to its characteristics at the time of observation.

    • Ionic bonds form between a metal and a non-metal when the metal donates an electron, resulting in a neutral compound.

    • Covalent bonds form between non-metals when atoms share electrons.

    • Covalent bonds can be non-polar, with electrons shared equally, or polar, with electrons shared unevenly.

    • Other bond types include metallic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and van der Waals forces.

    • Earth is made up of five interconnected spheres: biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and the cryosphere (not explicitly mentioned in the text).

    • Biosphere: includes all living organisms on Earth, from microorganisms to plants and animals, and is the only sphere considered biotic.

    • Geosphere: consists of all solid materials in the Earth's crust, including the four layers of the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust.

    • Hydrosphere: encompasses all the water on Earth, including the ocean, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.

    • Atmosphere: composed of all the gases and particles in the Earth's atmosphere, including the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.

    • The spheres interact and influence each other, forming a complex system that maintains the Earth's climate and geological processes.

    • The crust is the Earth's thin outer layer, where all life exists. It is broken into tectonic plates that move due to convection currents in the mantle.

    • The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth, made up of molten rock and minerals. Its convection currents cause seismic activity, such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

    • The core is the Earth's innermost layer, consisting of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core, both made mostly of iron and nickel.

    • The study of the Earth's structure and processes is called geology and includes branches such as geology, geochemistry, petrology, mineralogy, paleontology, and environmental geology.

    • The existence of a supercontinent named Pangaea, which existed around 280-230 million years ago, is supported by various lines of evidence, including fossils and geological features.

    • The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of continents and unifies various geological observations.

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