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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| uniformitarianism | A principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes. |
| fossil | The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock. |
| trace fossil | A fossilized structure, such as a footprint or a coprolite, that formed in sedimentary rock by animal activity on or within soft sediment. |
| climate | The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. |
| ice core | A long cylinder of ice obtained from drilling through ice gaps or ice sheets; used to stud past climates. |
| relative dating | Any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than events or objects. |
| superposition | A principle that states that younger rocks if the layers have not been distributed. |
| unconformity | |
| geologic column | |
| absolute dating | |
| radioactive decay | |
| half-life | |
| radiometric dating |