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Earth's History
Earth's History Vocabulary Card
Question | Answer |
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extinct | The dinosaurs became extinct. |
fossil | Dinosaur fossils are in the museum. |
continent | Asia, North America, and Africa are examples of continents. |
evolve | Life on earth has evolved. In the beginning there was one-celled organisms. Now, there are humans. |
atmosphere | There is life on earth because oxygen is in the atmosphere. |
tectonic plate | The tectonic plates move a few centimeters each year. |
era | The dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era. |
evidence | Fossils are evidence for what lived in the past. |
MYA BYA | The dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. The earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago. |
impact | Single celled organisms had an impact on the atmosphere. They added more oxygen. |
drift | South America and Africa drifted apart. |
molten material | There is molten material under the earth. |
liquid | Water is a liquid. |
volcano | The volcano is dangerous when it erupts. |
blue-green algae | Blue-green algae gave the earth’s atmosphere oxygen. |
rainforest | The rainforests give us oxygen. |