Earth’s History Vocabulary Practice Quiz
Law of Superposition
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Radioactive
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Unconformity
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Intrusion
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Index fossil
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Fault
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Overturning
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Half life
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Carbon dating
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Fossil
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Relative age/dating
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Radioactive Dating
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Ice core
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Absolute age/dating
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Tree Rings
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Body Fossil
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Mold Fossil
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
Trace Fossil
The type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism, and can be filled to make a copy of the original
Exact age of something – a number
The amount of time it takes for 50% of a radioactive material to decay
Age compared to the age of other things/events – general description
A whole, or part of a whole organism that is the original remains
Information about the climate based on amount of rainfall or events in a more specific area
Used to figure out absolute age of something very old or non-living
Folding of rock layers due to erosion, gravity or other factors
Used to figure out the absolute age of something that was once living
Magma that pushes through rock layers & hardens into igneous rock
A version of an element that has a different mass than the one on the periodic table; used in radioactive dating
A sample that gives up to 800,000 years of information about the climate and events in the past
Something that causes rock layers to be missing or out of order
A preserved organism or trace of organism (general definition)
Crack/shift in rocks that can occur from a number of factors
A common organism that lived only at a certain time – used as a reference to date other things
A type of fossil that looks identical to the original, but it is not original, it is only a copy
A substance that is unstable and therefore it decays into something stable
A piece of evidence left behind from an organism like a foot print or poo
Under normal conditions, the oldest material is on the bottom, and youngest on top
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