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What is the definition of GEOLOGY?

• The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

• The standard method used to divide Earth's long natural history into manageable intervals of time.

• All fossils discovered on Earth.

• The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the processes that shape Earth.

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What is the definition of GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE?

• The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

• The standard method used to divide Earth's long natural history into manageable intervals of time.

• All fossils discovered on Earth.

• The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the processes that shape Earth.

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The theory that states that Earth's surface is made up of giant moving slabs.

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Slab Pull

• Ridge Push

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The hypothesis that today's continents were once part of a single landmass.

• Continental Drift

• Slab Pull

• Ridge Push

• Plate Tectonics

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A system of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world.

• Theory

• Law

• Hypothesis

• Variable

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The process by which new sea floor forms

• Sea-Floor Spreading

• Subduction

• Magnetic Reversal

• Continental Drift

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The process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate.

• Subduction

• Sea-Floor Spreading

• Theory

• Plate Tectonics

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A circular movement of matter that results from differences in density.

• Convection Current

• Magnetic Reversal

• Subduction

• Sea-Floor Spreading

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The process where newly formed rock at mid-ocean ridges pushes the older oceanic slab in front of it.

• Ridge Push

• Slab Pull

• Convection Current

• Magnetic Reversal

What is the primary function of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

• To regulate air and water quality standards in Ohio

• To manage Ohio's public transportation systems

• To oversee Ohio's educational curriculum

• To provide healthcare services in Ohio