What principle states that animals succeed each other in a definite sequence
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Faunal succession
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During loose sediment becomes sedimentary rock
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lithification
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What was briefly an anomaly in the human fossil record
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The Piltdown man
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During what time period were most coal deposits laid down
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During the Carboniferous Period
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Why are no rocks found that data from the first 800 million years of Earth's existence
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Earth was too hot to have solid rocks at that time.
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What is an important characteristic of an index fossil apex
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It must have lived for a short geologic period of time.
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What would trigger a climate change that can lead to mass extinction
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A large asteroid colliding with the Earth would trigger a great cooling that might lead to some extinctions.
A large burning of fossil fuels (like we have been doing for 200 years) would trigger a great global warming that might lead to the extinction of all life on earth.
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What caused disappearance of land bridges
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Shrinking of the polar ice caps
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What is current era today
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The current era today is Cenozoic
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Which of the following did not occur during the cenezoic era
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The formation of the ozone layer
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What type of rock forms due to high pressure
metamorphic
What principle states that animals succeed each other in a definite sequence
Faunal succession
During loose sediment becomes sedimentary rock
lithification
What was briefly an anomaly in the human fossil record
The Piltdown man
During what time period were most coal deposits laid down
During the Carboniferous Period
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.
What would trigger a climate change that can lead to mass extinction
A large asteroid colliding with the Earth would trigger a great cooling that might lead to some extinctions.
A large burning of fossil fuels (like we have been doing for 200 years) would trigger a great global warming that might lead to the extinction of all life on earth.
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