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Science Fair Testing

Can Adults Pass A Middle School Science Test?

QuestionAnswer
The era do we currently live in What is the Cenozoic era?
the most common type of uncomformity What is a Disconformity?
a break in the Earth's crust What is a fault?
the largest division of geologic time What is an eon?
The era that ended with the largest mass extinction in Earth's history What is the Paleozoic era?
a process that compares one rock layer with others in a sequence What is Relative Dating?
Where most fossils are preserved What is Sedimentary Rock?
when an area is worn down by water, wind, or other elements What is Erosion?
the part or parts of an animal is most commonly preserved Bones or hard parts are...
the idea that younger rocks lie on top of older rocks What is superposition?
a missing layer of rock What is an Unconformity?
an unstable isotope radioactive describes...
a fossil from a specific time period What is an index fossil?
the name for a mark or cavity What is a mold?
the name for preserved remains or other evidence of an organism What is a fossil?
The eon where the earliest known rocks formed on Earth What is the Archean era?
a mold filled with sediment called What is a cast?
a fossil formed by an animal's movement What is a trace fossil?
the study of past life What is paleontology?
the idea that geologic change happens suddenly What is catastrophism?
the idea that geologic processes occuring now are the same as those in the past What is uniformitarianism?
rock layers bent by Earth's internal forces What is folding?
molten rock that has squeezed into existing rock and hardened What is an intrusion?
rock layers slanted by Earth's internal forces What is tilting?
the process in which minerals replace tissues What is mineral replacement?
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