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CH 13 EXAMS SCIENCE
CH 13 SCIENCE EXAMS
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Science
8th Grade
05/17/2012

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FOSSILS
Definition
REEMAINS IMPRINT OR TRACES ONCE LIVING ORGANISMS
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MOLD
Definition
A TYPE OF BODY FOSSIL THAT FORMS IN ROCK WHEN AN ORGANISM WITH HARD PARTS IS BURIED
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ORIGINAL REMAINS
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RELATIVE DATING
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METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE ORDER OF EVENTS & RELATIVE AGES
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RADIOMATRIC DATING
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PROCESS USED TO CALCULATE THE AGE OR ROCK BY MEASURING THE RATIO OF PARENT ISOTOPE TO DAUGHTER PRODUCT IN A MINERAL
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CAST
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CAST
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CAST
Definition
A TYPE OF BODY FOSSIL THAT FORMS WHEN CRYSTALS FILL A MOLD OR SEDIMENTS WASH INTO A MOLD AND HARDEN
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UNIFORMITARIANISM
Definition
PRINCIPLE STATING THAT EARTHS PROCESSESES OCCURING TODAY ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT OCCURED IN THE PAST
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CARBON
Definition
ELEMENT FOUND IN TISSUES OF MOST ORGANISMS
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HALF LIFE
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TIME IT TAKES FOR HALF OF THE ATOMS IN A RADIOACTIVE TO DECAY
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UNCOMFORMITIES
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GAPS FOUND IN ROCK RECORDS
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PERMINERALIZED REMAINS
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FOSSILS IN WHICH THE SPACES INSIDE ARE FILLED WITH MINERALS FROM GROUND WATER
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CARBONACEOUS FILM
Definition
THE THIN FILM OF CARBON RESIDUE PRESERVED AS A FOSSIL
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