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Earth Science Worksheet 3rd Quarter 02:7:2020
Earth Science Worksheet 3rd Quarter 02:7:2020
Earth Science Worksheet 3rd Quarter 02:7:2020
1) Magma that forces its way into rock and hardens is called a(n)
a) Extrusion
b) Unconformity
c) Fault
d) Intrusion
11) The process by which all living things have changed over long periods of time is called
_____________.
12) The ____________ of a radioactive element is the time it takes for half of the
radioactive atoms to decay.
13) The __________ _______ is the age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks.
14) Plants and animals first reached land during the _____________Era.
16) According to the law of superposition, the_________ layer is at the bottom. Each
higher layer is_________ than the layers below it.
17) The ________ _____ is the number of years since the rock has formed.
18) Fossils that are of organisms that were found in many places around the world but
only during one specific time period are called __________________.
20) ____________________ and __________________ are two elements that decay and
are good for dating rocks and things that are millions or billions of years old.
Put the events in
order
____ youngest
____
____
____
____ oldest
1. Base your answer to the question on the geologic cross section of Earth’s crust below
and on your knowledge of Earth science. Letters A through F identify rock units. Letter X
identifies a fault. Wavy line YZ represents an unconformity. The locations of contact
metamorphism and the map symbols for sedimentary rock layers B and E have been omitted.
Sequence the events that formed the rocks in the cross found in the diagram. Write your
answer in a table form.