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Earths History Vocab
Flocabulary Earth's History Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fixed, precise. | absolute |
| occurring or going in order of time. | chronological |
| the remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived in another geologic age. They have been preserved in earth or rock. | fossil |
| the science and study of the physical structures and history of the Earth, especially as can be learned from rocks. | geology |
| a statement about a scientific phenomena that always occurs under the right conditions. | law |
| considered in comparison to someone or something else. | relative |
| of rocks, formed from sediments deposited by water or air. | sedimentary |
| the branch of geology that studies rock strata, their origin and distribution. | stratigraphy |
| a single layer of the same material, such as sedimentary rock, lying between other layers. | stratum |
| in geology, the order in which rock strata are laid down. | superposition |