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josh`s science studystack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a break in the earth`s crust | A fault |
| What is the most common type of unconformity | Disconformity |
| Which is an example of a catastrophe | An asteroid hitting the earth |
| A track left by an animal | Trace fossil |
| Which era ended with the large mass extinction | Paleozoic era |
| What era do we live in | Cenozoic era |
| What can animal tracks tell about the animal that left it | How big it was |
| What process compares one rock layer with others in a sequence | Relative dating |
| Climate change caused the extinction of what animal | Dinasaur |
| Which part of an animal is mostly preserved | Shells or bones |
| During which eon were the earliest known rocks formed on earth | Archean eon |
| What are unstable isotopes | Radioactive |
| Mark or cavity | Mold |
| Missing layer of rock | disconformity |
| Mold filled with sediment | Cast |
| Study of the past life | Paleontology |
| A break in the geologic record | Unconformity |
| Fossil from a specific time period | Index fossil |
| Process in which minerals replace tissues | Mineral replacement |