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The increase in temperature with depth in the Earth is called the geothermal

gradient

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.

What kind of dating is Carbon-14 an example of

Carbon-14 is an example of radioactive dating.

The continents assumed their current positions during the era

Mesozoic

What do geological principles tell you about inclusions

Geological principles tell you about inclusions that fragments are older than the rocks they are inside of.

Which skeleton turned out to have parts of an orangutan

The Piltdown man
The orangutan

Which satellite was launched recently by NASA

The satellite which was launched recently by nasa is terra.

Put time divisions in order from longest to shortest

Eon, Era, and Epoch: APEX :D

Which of the following dod not occur during the Cenozoic era

Several periods of mass extinction

Why can't coal form in the arctic

Coal forms from peat, and peat forms in bogs. There is not enough organic material in the arctic to form coal.

What is an important characteristic of an index fossil apex

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

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

Increased greenhouse effect

What caused disappearance of land bridges

Shrinking of the polar ice caps

What is current era today

The current era today is Cenozoic

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