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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fossil | an object that is a trace or remains of living things from the past |
| original remains | fossils that are the actual bodies o body parts of an organism (ex. bones) |
| ice core | a sample of earth that is taken in a tube and shows the layers have built up over thousands of years |
| relative age (dating) | the age of an even or object in relation to other events or objects (younger or older) |
| absolute age (dating0 | the actual age in years of an object or event |
| index fossil | fossils of organisms that were common, lived in many areas, and existed only during a certain time span |
| half life | the length of time it takes for half of the atoms of a radioactive element to change to another form |
| uniformiarianism | the theory that earth is always changing place and that the same forces of change from the past are at work today |
| geological time scale | the scale that divides Earths history into intervals that are defined by major events or changes on Earth |