Relative age dating, fossils, and the History of Earth Ch #11 and #12
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- Q1Fossilized tree sap.Amber30s
- Q2The remains of an ancient organism. Examples include shells, bones, teeth, and leaves.Body-fossil30s
- Q3A mold filled with sediment and hardened to create a replica of the original fossil.Cast30s
- Q4The process of becoming a fossil.Fossilization30s
- Q5A fossil indicates the relative age of the rock in which it is found. Index fossils come from species that were widespread but existed for a relatively brief period of time.Index-fossil30s
- Q6A fossil that must be studied with the aid of a microscope.Microfossil30s
- Q7An impression made in sediments by the hard parts of an organism.Mold30s
- Q8Fossilization in which minerals in water deposit into empty spaces in an organism.Permineralization30s
- Q9Evidence of the activity of an ancient organism; e.g. tracks, tubes, and bite marks.trace-fossil30s
- Q10A rock unit that is defined by a characteristic index fossil or fossil assemblage.Biozone30s
- Q11One of Steno's principles that states that an intrusion or fault is younger than the rocks that it cuts throughCross-cutting-relationships30s
- Q12A division of Earth's history into blocks of time distinguished by geologic and evolutionary events.geologic-time-scale30s
- Q13A distinctive, widespread rock layer that formed at a single time.key-bed30s
- Q14A sedimentary rock layer that extends sideways as wide as the basin in which it forms.lateral-continuity30s
- Q15Sedimentary layers that were deposited horizontally.Original-horizontality30s