Exam Earth History and Natural Disasters

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Rock layers form ______ due to gravity.

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horizontally

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What is a heterozygous allele pair?

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An allele pair consisting of one dominant and one recessive allele, e.g., Qq.

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Which Era was mainly dominated by dinosaurs?

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Mesozoic

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What is the oldest organism on the geologic time scale?

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Trilobites

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Where can volcanoes be found?

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On land, under water, on islands, all of the above.

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What is the geologic time scale?

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A system of chronological dating that relates geological strata to time.

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Define natural disaster.

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A catastrophic event that causes significant damage or disruption, such as earthquakes, floods, or volcanic eruptions.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the long-term average of weather patterns.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Massive slabs of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact, causing earthquakes and volcanic activity.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes.