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What era has been called the Age of Mammals

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This era, the Cenozoic era, is the age of mammals. But among botanists and paleobotanists, it is known as the age of flowers -- the anthophyta.

The extinction of the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era allowed mammals to proliferate and diversify.

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Gravity causes materials to pile up in mounds called what

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Talus

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When an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate resulting in volcanic activity this type of boundary forms

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booff

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A mineral that breaks into jagged pieces exhibits this property

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A mineral that breaks into jagged pieces exhibits fracture.

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The motion of these waves is similar to that of ocean waves

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These waves cause side to side movement

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Which of these has not happened in the Rift Valley

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old crust destruction

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This kind of mountain has weathered and rounded peaks and gentle slopes

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mature

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What happens to wood after minerals replace the wood fibers

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Petrification.

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This is the second era in geologic time

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Paleozoic

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Bending and breaking occurs when this happens

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shearing

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What is current era today

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The current era today is Cenozoic

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This is the site deep inside the earth where fault movement begins.

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What era has been called the Age of Mammals

This era, the Cenozoic era, is the age of mammals. But among botanists and paleobotanists, it is known as the age of flowers -- the anthophyta.

The extinction of the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era allowed mammals to proliferate and diversify.

Gravity causes materials to pile up in mounds called what

Talus

When an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate resulting in volcanic activity this type of boundary forms

booff

A mineral that breaks into jagged pieces exhibits this property

A mineral that breaks into jagged pieces exhibits fracture.

The motion of these waves is similar to that of ocean waves

These waves cause side to side movement

Which of these has not happened in the Rift Valley

old crust destruction

This kind of mountain has weathered and rounded peaks and gentle slopes

mature

What happens to wood after minerals replace the wood fibers

Petrification.

This is the second era in geologic time

Paleozoic

Bending and breaking occurs when this happens

shearing

What is current era today

The current era today is Cenozoic

This is the site deep inside the earth where fault movement begins.

focus

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