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Which is a metamorphic process

The metamorphic process is the conversion of one mineral into another through heat and pressure over time. The metamorphic process is the conversion of one mineral into another through heat and pressure over time.

What principle states that animals succeed each other in a definite sequence

Faunal succession

How did Earth come to have an oxygen atmosphere

Early organisms created oxygen from other gases in the atmosphere.

More specifically, the methane atmosphere on Earth was supplanted by oxygen generated by microorganisms in the oceans. Today, the vast majority of our oxygen comes from the ocean - mainly plants. Earth came to have a oxygen atmostphere because that is the way God invisoned it, so thats how he made it.

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary structure Ripple marks Magma emplacement Mud cracks or Cross beds

Magma emplacements or Batholith are not sedimentary structures.

The continents assumed their current positions during the era

Mesozoic

Humans have become dominant in the last years

1 million

What was briefly an anomaly in the human fossil record

The Piltdown man

Which satellite was launched recently by NASA

The satellite which was launched recently by nasa is terra.

During what time period were most coal deposits laid down

During the Carboniferous Period

Put time divisions in order from longest to shortest

Eon, Era, and Epoch: APEX :D

Which would most likely have caused the giant ice caps that existed in Paleozic era to melt

increased greenhouse effect

Why are no rocks found that data from the first 800 million years of Earth's existence

Earth was too hot to have solid rocks at that time.

What is an important characteristic of an index fossil apex

It must have lived for a short geologic period of time.

How has Earth changed during our current era

Dense forest developed

Which factor prevents us from finding precambrian fossils

most rocks from that era are deeply burried

Is coal a material resource

Yes, coal is a material resource.

What caused disappearance of land bridges

Shrinking of the polar ice caps

What is current era today

The current era today is Cenozoic

Which of the following did not occur during the cenezoic era

The formation of the ozone layer

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