Chapter 12:  Geologic Time

Chapter 12 Folder

Spanish Textbook  (page 256)

Jumble:  Law of Superposition (Warm-up)

Jumble:  LOS

Kahoot:  Law of Superposition

Kahoot:  Rock Dating

Kahoot:  Geologic Time

Chapter 12:  Geologic Time

Warm up #1 (page 336):

1. What is uniformitarianism?
2. Name and explain the four laws / principles in section 12.1.
3. Name and describe the 3 unconformities.

Warm up #2 (page 342 ):

1. Tell me all the different types of fossils.
2. What are the two conditions that favor preservation of an organism as a fossil.
3. What is natural selection?

Warm up #3 (page 353):

1. Describe the divisions of the geologic time scale, using the terms eon, era, epoch and period.
2. Describe the Precambrian time.
3. Whose work became the foundation for the principle of uniformitarianism?  (Will have to look in another section)

Chapter 12:  Geologic Time (24 words)

Chapter 12 Flash Cards (Quizlet)

1. Uniformitarianism

2. Relative Dating

3. Law of Superposition

4. Principle of Original Horizontality

5. Principle of Cross-cutting Relationships

6. Unconformity

7. Correlation

8. Extinct

9. Fossil

10. Principle of Fossil Succession

11. Index Fossil

12. Evolution

13. Natural Selection

14. Adaptation

15. Radioactivity

16. Half-life

17. Radiometric Dating

18. Radiocarbon Dating

19. Geologic Time Scale

20. Eon

21. Precambrian Time

22. Era

23. Period

24. Epoch