Study Guide for Clues to Earth’s Past test
1) What is the difference between absolute age and relative age?
2) Name 3 things that help preserve organisms as fossils.
3) Define the Law or Principle of Superposition.
4) What is the difference between a mold and a cast.
5) Explain the difference between trace fossils and original or preserved remains.
6) Give an example of a trace fossil. Give an example of original remains.
7) Define index fossil and give an example.
8) What are the 3 conditions needed to be an index fossil?
9) What is a half life and what is it used for in radioactive dating?
10) What is perminalized remains?
11) Define carbon film.
12) What is an unconformity?
13) What is carbon 14?
14) Be able to order the sediments from oldest to youngest like we did in class.
15) What type of rock is mostly likely to contain fossils?
Study Guide for Clues to Earth’s Past test
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What is the difference between absolute age and relative age?
Name 3 things that help preserve organisms as fossils.
Understand the Law or Principle of Superposition.
What is the difference between a mold and a cast.
Know the difference between trace fossils and original or preserved remains.
Give an example of a trace fossil. Give an example of original remains.
Define index fossil and give an example.
What are the 3 conditions needed to be an index fossil?
What is a half life and what is it used for in radioactive dating?
What is perminalized remains?
Define carbon film.
What is an unconformity?
What is carbon 14?
Be able to order the sediments from oldest to youngest like we did in class.
What type of rock is mostly likely to contain fossils?
Study Guide for Clues to Earth’s Past test
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
What is the difference between absolute age and relative age?
Name 3 things that help preserve organisms as fossils.
Understand the Law or Principle of Superposition.
What is the difference between a mold and a cast.
Know the difference between trace fossils and original or preserved remains.
Give an example of a trace fossil. Give an example of original remains.
Define index fossil and give an example.
What are the 3 conditions needed to be an index fossil?
What is a half life and what is it used for in radioactive dating?
What is perminalized remains?
Define carbon film.
What is an unconformity?
What is carbon 14?
Be able to order the sediments from oldest to youngest like we did in class.
What type of rock is mostly likely to contain fossils?
Study Guide for Clues to Earth’s Past test
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
What is the difference between absolute age and relative age?
Name 3 things that help preserve organisms as fossils.
Understand the Law or Principle of Superposition.
What is the difference between a mold and a cast.
Know the difference between trace fossils and original or preserved remains.
Give an example of a trace fossil. Give an example of original remains.
Define index fossil and give an example.
What are the 3 conditions needed to be an index fossil?
What is a half life and what is it used for in radioactive dating?
What is perminalized remains?
Define carbon film.
What is an unconformity?
What is carbon 14?
Be able to order the sediments from oldest to youngest like we did in class.
What type of rock is mostly likely to contain fossils?