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Review for midterm Part B

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the idea that older rocks lie beneath younger rocks   Principle of Superposition  
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a fossil that lived during one geologic time period   index fossil  
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fracture or crack in the earth's crust   fault  
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the measure of the time it takes for one half of a radioactive substance to decay   half-life  
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Name 3 things used to create the geologic time scale   rocks, fossils, and ice cores  
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rocks formed from the cooling of magma and lava   igneous  
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What does radioactive dating tell you?   absolute age of rocks & fossils  
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best method to date human remains   Carbon-14  
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the removal and movement of sediment from one place to another   erosion  
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rocks formed from heat and pressure   metamorphic  
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The fact that S. America and Africa appear to fit together like puzzle pieces supports the idea of __   continental drift (plate tectonics)  
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What do ice cores allow scientists to do?   study the Earth's past climate  
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the laying down of sediment by a river will form ___ rock   sedimentary  
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produced when plates collide   mountains  
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Which element is found in all living things?   Carbon  
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Name at least one condition necessary for fossils to form.   quick burial or the presence of hard parts  
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process that occurs to allow magma/lava to form igneous rock   cooling  
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Which type of elements are good conductors of heat?   metals  
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What type of change is represented by boiling, freezing, and melting?   physical change  
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calculating the age of rocks according to their position   relative dating  
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What type of element is most likely to react with a metal?   nonmetal  
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group of elements with a full outer shell   noble gases  
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elements found along the zig-zag line on the periodic table   metalloids  
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used to show a chemical reaction   chemical equation  
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On which side of the periodic table will you find the metals?   left  
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A ship floating on the ocean demonstrates the property of ___.   density  
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A change in which the identity of the matter is changed and a new substance is formed.   chemical change  
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What is added to a chemical equation to balance it?   coefficients  
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the ingredients in a chemical reaction   reactants  
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the substance(s) formed during a chemical reaction   product  
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the number of protons plus the number of neutrons   atomic mass  
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largest group of metals - they have a wide variety of properties   transition metals  
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chemical shorthand for a molecule or compound   formula  
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