WRS Earths History Vocabulary

Front

What is a type of absolute dating?

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Carbon Dating

Front

THE PRESERVED REMAINS OR EVIDENCE OF LIVING THINGS

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Fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

Matching rocks and fossils from separate locations

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Correlation

Front

THE IDEA THAT LIFE ON EARTH CHANGES VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY

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Catastrophism

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

When an organism dies, is buried and dissolves, Sediments and minerals fill in the open space recreating the shape of the organism.

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Molds and Casts

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

What is the process of determining the age of an object by measuring the amount of a specific radioactive isotope it contains?

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Radiometric Dating

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Front

What is the principle that states that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom?

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Law of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Front

What are the remains or traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock?

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Fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

What is the term for a gap in the geological record that indicates a period of erosion or non-deposition?

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Unconformity

Front

What is the theory that suggests the Earth's features are the result of continuous and gradual processes?

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Uniformitarianism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2