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1. What is uniformitarianism?
It is the idea that the changes in Earths geology are the same now as it was in the psat.
2. What is the Law of Superposition?
In sedimentary rocks, each layer is older than the one above it and younger than the one below
it.
3. What is Uniform Horizontality?
Is a principle that states that sediment deposits in horizontal layers
4. Why are dinosaurs extinct?
A meteor hit the Earth causing a large enough dust cloud to cover the sun which resulted in the
climate cooling and vegetation dying.
5. Why do geologists use the geologic time scale?
Geologist use the geologic time scale because the time span of Earths history is so great.
6. What did scientists use to base the divisions in the geologic time scale?
The geologic time scale is divided up based on major changes in the fossil record.
7. What is an index fossil?
A fossil that is widespread but only around for a short period of time.
8. Do the Earths features, such as mountains, change quickly or slowly?
Slowly and gradually
9. Do life forms become more or less complex over time?
More complex
10. Describe a core sample of Earth that came from an area that was originally above water and
then underwater.
On the bottom there might be fossils of land animals while there might be water fossils on the
top.
11. At which point in Earths history did the greatest mass-extinction event take place?
Permian Triassic Period


Use the diagram to answer the following questions:


A


B


C


D
12. Where would fossils of the most complex organisms be located?
Layer A
13. Where would fossils of the least complex organisms be located?
Layer D
14. Which is the oldest layer?
Layer D
15. Which is the youngest layer?
Layer A

16. Which layer is oldest?
1
17. Which layer is youngest?
7
18. Which came first layer six or layer seven?
6
19. Why do the layers on the left shift down?
Because there is a fault which allowed the layers to fall on the left or pushed the layers up on
the right.
20. Why doesnt layer 6 go all the way across like the others?
Because the fault happened and then the sediment began to lay down.


21. What should go into block b?
Four legs
22. When we compare the legs of different species of animals and their similarities, what do we
call that?
Comparative morphology
23. What do we call the study of the changes in fetuses as they develop?
Embryology
24. What is it called when certain characteristics of animals allow them to survive and breed while
others of this type of animal do not?
Survival of the Fittest
25. Why did giraffes necks grow longer over time?
Because the giraffes with the longest necks were most likely to be able to reach food easier
and survived to breed.



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