
Second Weekly Assessment in Earth and Life Science
Quiz by April Francisco
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It is the process of determining if one rock or geological event is older or younger than another, without knowing their specific ages.
A massive movement of plates may result to damage or collapse of structures, fissures, liquefaction, landslide, & tsunami called?
It is the wearing away of the land by the sea and is done by destructive waves.
It occurs when the sediment is submersed underwater because of violent storms, and then later on goes back into its original position.
Using this technique scientists could assign specific time units to mineral grains within a rock.
Radiometric dating is a method used to date rocks and other objects based on the known decay rate of radioactive isotope
Abrasion causes air to be filled up in cracks of cliffs once waves hit the shore line and it is released when it goes backward.
Attrition is the result of combination of acids (due to acid rain) to the salt water which causes rocks to break down.
Amino dating determines changes in amino acid structure in a specimen to date fossils.
Mesozoic era is the "Age of Dinosaurs"