Vocab Review Earth Science

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Principle stating processes since Earth's formation:

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uniformitarianism

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Longest time unit?

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Eon

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Type of rock where fossils form?

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Sedimentary

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Event when many animals and plants die off

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mass extinction

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Age of Earth according to Paleontologists?

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4.6 billion years old

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Youngest rock layer?

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A

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Oldest rock layer?

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A

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars share a common trait.

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They are terrestrial planets.

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Gas giants:

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Difference between weathering and erosion

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Weathering breaks down materials; erosion moves them.