Earth's geological history

The study of the nonliving things that the Earth is made of. It is the study of rocks in the Earth’s crust.

• geology

• geophysics

• googlology

• paleontology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The concept that the oldest rock layers are at the bottom of a sequence with younger rock layers deposited on top of them.

• relative dating

• superposition

• rock strata

• core sample

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

It is used to figure out a sequence of geological events from the evidence left behind in the rock.

• relative dating

• superposition

• rock strata

• core sample

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic formation.

• rock strata

• paleontology

• fossil

• geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The study of the changes in Earth's life over space and time through the study of rock units and the fossils contained within them.

• lithology

• geology

• mineralogist

• paleontology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A layer of rock or soil, that was formed at the Earth's surface. It has characteristics that make it look different from other layers.

• color strata

• core sample

• rock strata

• geological strata

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A cylinder of rock that is obtained by drilling into the rock it came from. It can show the different types of layers in a rock, what it is made of, and whether valuable minerals or substances exist in the rock.

• color strata

• core sample

• rock strata

• geological strata

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossil impressions filled with minerals or sediments.

• rock strata

• core sample

• cast

• mold

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A fossil impression.

• rock strata

• core sample

• cast

• mold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2