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Grier EOG Review 15
Chapter 15 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Person who studies past life | paleontologist |
| dating an object by its position in rock layers | relative dating |
| younger rocks lie over older rocks | superposition |
| a layer of missing rocks(moved by erosion) | unconformity |
| time it takes for half a radioactive sample to decay | half-life |
| footprints of a dinosaur | trace fossil |
| cavity in a rock left by a shell | mold |
| remains of past life | fossil |
| "Age of Reptiles" | mesozic era |
| "Age of Mammals" | cenozoic era |
| "Ancient Life" | paleozoic era |