Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Earth history
more mr. drake earth history
46
Geology
10th Grade
04/26/2007

Additional Geology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Quaternary
Definition
cenozoic
Term
teritary
Definition
cenozoic
Term
crestaceous
Definition
mesozoic
Term
jurassic
Definition
mesozoic
Term
triassic
Definition
mesozoic
Term
permian
Definition
paleozoic
Term
pennsylvanian
Definition
palezoic
Term
mississppian
Definition
paleozoic
Term
devonian
Definition
paleozoic
Term
silurian
Definition
paleozoic
Term
ordovician
Definition
paleozoic
Term
cambrian
Definition
paleozoic
Term
law that states sedimentary rock, when undisturbed is older the further you go down.
Definition
Law of Superposition
Term
igeneous rock is always younger than the rock it intrudes
Definition
cross cutting principle
Term
dating compared to something elses age
Definition
relative dating
Term
dating that is to an exact number
Definition
absolute dating
Term
gets rocks into layers
Definition
deposition
Term
sedimentary rocks will always be layed down horizontally
Definition
law of horizontillity
Term
any erosion surface creates ot, layer on top does not ____.
Definition
unconformity
Term
graph that shows ratio parent to daughter
Definition
isochron
Term
What are offtened radio isotopes used for dating
Definition
rubdium-strasium
Term
major mountain building sequence
Definition
orogenesis
Term
what are the oldest fossils called
Definition
stromatolites
Term
what rock is found under michigan
Definition
mostly sedimentary
Term
waht are some events assiociated with plate techtonics that could produce a wide spread biological extinction?
Definition
vulcanism, earthquakes
Term
ALL IN OCEAN
primative marine life
Definition
precamberian
Term
oxgenation atmosphere, volcaoes
Definition
precamberian
Term
What is the only remain feature from paleozoic era?
Definition
canadian sheild
Term
What does the canadian sheild prove?
Definition
Only canada was above sea level before paleozoic era.
Term
570 million yrs ago
Definition
paleozoic
Term
When were appalacian mtns uplifted?
Definition
paleozoic
Term
what type of mtns is the rockies
Definition
fault block
Term
large range in michigan
Definition
Kalarney
Term
what type of mtns are kalarney
Definition
folded mountains
Term
what ended paleozoic
Definition
mass extinction of trilobites, seed ferns
Term
first organism to have head thorax and abdomine
Definition
trilobites
Term
hudson froms, rockies are uplifted
Definition
mesozoic
Term
time of the dinosaurs
Definition
mesozoic
Term
non flowering plants
Definition
gynosperms
Term
flowering plants
Definition
angeosperms
Term
time of mammals
Definition
cenozoic
Term
alps and himalayas formed
Definition
cenozoic
Term
great lakes form
Definition
cenozoic
Term
sierra nevada forms
Definition
cenozoic
Term
what are 4 types of fossils
Definition
resin
mold
cast
petrification
replaced remains
trace
Term
what time did the
a)Horse b)ferms c)clams d) insects e) apes
exist?
Definition
a. merozoic-now
b. paleozoic-now
c. paleozioc-now
d. paleozoic-now
e. cenozoic-now
Supporting users have an ad free experience!