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Geologic History Review

Geologic History Review

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Science

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8th - 9th Grade

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Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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7 Slides • 15 Questions

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Geologic History Review Guide

By Marisa Frusciante

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What rock cycle process causes a sedimentary rock to become a metamorphic rock?

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it undergoes weathering and erosion

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cooling and solidification

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Melting

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extreme heat and pressure

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What rock cycle process causes an igneous rock to become sedimentary rock?

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First, it undergoes weathering and erosion to become sediment

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cooling and solidification

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First it melts to become lava

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extreme heat and pressure

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What rock cycle process causes sediment to become sedimentary rock?

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weathering and erosion to become sediment

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cooling and solidification

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Melting

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cementation and compaction

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What rock cycle process causes a sedimentary rock to become an igneous rock?

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First is it undergoes weathering and erosion

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cooling and solidification

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First is melts to become magma

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extreme heat and pressure

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Multiple Choice

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What rock cycle process causes magma to become an igneous rock?

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weathering and erosion

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cooling and solidification

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melting

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extreme heat and pressure

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According to the Law of Superposition, which layer is the oldest?

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layer D

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layer Q

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layer H

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layer I

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Which card is the youngest or last one placed down?

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8

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2

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Which card is the oldest or the first one placed down?

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8

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9

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How many original unstable atoms are in the rock sample? How many atoms are in the rock sample?

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5 original

20 total atams

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20 original

5 total atams

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Follow the directions on the image to determine the percentage of unstable atoms (column 3).

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100%

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75%

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50%

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25%

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Use the graph to determine the number of half-lives with 25% of the unstable atoms remaining.

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The half-life of this isotope is 704 million years. Use this and the information on the image to determine the age of the rock

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1408 million years

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706 million years

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353 million years

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704 million years

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Use the Grand Canyon Stratigraphic Column & the Geologic Time Diagram to complete the chart. What is the Ion of the Bright Angel Formation?

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Phanerozoic

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Proterozoic

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Archean

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Use the Grand Canyon Stratigraphic Column & the Geologic Time Diagram to complete the chart. What is the Era of the Bright Angel Formation?

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Mesozioc

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Paleozoic

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Cenozoic

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Use the Grand Canyon Stratigraphic Column & the Geologic Time Diagram to complete the chart. What is the Era of the Bright Angel Formation?

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Permian

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Pennsylvania

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Mississippian

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Devonian

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By Marisa Frusciante

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