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This is the longest era with the least information available

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precambian

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In geological time eras divide into

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periods

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Is natural gas the most popular fossil fuel

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No, crude oil used to make Petroleum is the most common type of fossil fuel.

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What abrasive action forms loess

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Loess is windblown dust created by the abrasive action of moving glaciers.

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This dinosaur stayed in swampy areas and was so large that its bones filled with air spaces to decrease its body weight

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Brachiosaurus

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Root pry is an example of this type of weathering

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It is an example of mechanical or more specifically biomechanical weathering.

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Frost action is an example of this type of weathering

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mechanical

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The petrified trees of the Petrified Forest date back more than 150 million years

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True

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These form when weathered material is dropped offshore as sediment

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sandbars

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Gravity causes materials to pile up in mounds called what

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Talus

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This forms when rock erodes

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Soil

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A young river will usually be found to have steep banks and swift rapids that cause a lot of erosion true or false

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True

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Production of this type of energy involves fission

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That would be nuclear energy.

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Extreme temperatures freezing water and vegetation can all cause what

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weathering

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Subjection to extreme temperatures is an example of this type of weathering

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mechanical en.

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This is the second era in geologic time

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Paleozoic

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The Pachycephalosaurus is known as the thick-headed dinosaur

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TRUE

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This is the first era in geologic time

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precambian

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The stable constant interior temperature of the earth is very close to the normal body temperature of humans

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false

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This is the longest era with the least information available

precambian

In geological time eras divide into

periods

Is natural gas the most popular fossil fuel

No, crude oil used to make Petroleum is the most common type of fossil fuel.

What abrasive action forms loess

Loess is windblown dust created by the abrasive action of moving glaciers.

This dinosaur stayed in swampy areas and was so large that its bones filled with air spaces to decrease its body weight

Brachiosaurus

Root pry is an example of this type of weathering

It is an example of mechanical or more specifically biomechanical weathering.

Frost action is an example of this type of weathering

mechanical

The petrified trees of the Petrified Forest date back more than 150 million years

True

These form when weathered material is dropped offshore as sediment

sandbars

Gravity causes materials to pile up in mounds called what

Talus

This forms when rock erodes

Soil

A young river will usually be found to have steep banks and swift rapids that cause a lot of erosion true or false

True

Production of this type of energy involves fission

That would be nuclear energy.

Extreme temperatures freezing water and vegetation can all cause what

weathering

Subjection to extreme temperatures is an example of this type of weathering

mechanical en.

This is the second era in geologic time

Paleozoic

The Pachycephalosaurus is known as the thick-headed dinosaur

TRUE

What abrasive action forms loess

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This is the longest era with the least information available

Is natural gas the most popular fossil fuel

What abrasive action forms loess

Root pry is an example of this type of weathering

Geology

What abrasive action forms loess

This is a mushroom-shaped magma structure that raises the earth above it

Frost action is an example of this type of weathering

These form when weathered material is dropped offshore as sediment

Geology

What abrasive action forms loess

This is a mushroom-shaped magma structure that raises the earth above it

Frost action is an example of this type of weathering

These form when weathered material is dropped offshore as sediment

Geology

What era has been called the Age of Mammals

An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be

These form when weathered material is dropped offshore as sediment

Gravity causes materials to pile up in mounds called what

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Was the first man to theorize that the earth revolved around the sun

The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River produces what type of energy

Is natural gas the most popular fossil fuel

What abrasive action forms loess

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