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HSES Geologic Time scale, Relative & Absolute Dating
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Place the following units of Geologic time in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST
Place the following Eras in order starting with the MOST recent.
What is our current Eon?
During which Eon did the Earth and moon form?
How are the units of geologic time determined?
What is an orogeny?
What was the last supercontinent on Earth?
Which major geologic features formed during the Cenozoic Era?
Which of the following is NOT one of Steno's Laws of Stratigraphy?
A gap in the sequence of rock strata
Which of the following is OLDEST?
Which law would you use to determine the relative age of R?
Which law would be used to determine the relative ages of the layers shown?
the breakdown of unstable elements into stable elements
Isotopes differ from each other in number of _____________ within the atom.
Radioactive isotopes are
The decay of daughter isotopes into parent isotopes occur at a constant rate.
Match the terms below correctly
What percent of parent isotope will remain after 3 half-lifes?
Radiometric dating can be done on any material of any age.