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Geologic Time Scale
Superposition
Earth's timeline
Cenozoic Era
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
=3.5-4.5 billion years ago: Earth cools... =1.5-3.5 billion years…
-Most recent of the geological eras and covers the period from…
Geologic Time Scale
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Superposition
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
Subduction
Core
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Heavy ocean plate melts at mantle
Innermost zone of earth, solid inner, molten nickel and iron o…
Surrounds core, solid rock
Mantle, slowly flowing rock
Subduction
Heavy ocean plate melts at mantle
Core
Innermost zone of earth, solid inner, molten nickel and iron o…
superposition
continental crust
oceanic crust
mantle
The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than…
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust i…
Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, al…
superposition
The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than…
continental crust
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
core
mantle
magma
asthenosphere
the innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iro…
the layer of Earth above the core, containing magma
molten rock
the layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, co…
core
the innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iro…
mantle
the layer of Earth above the core, containing magma
Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
Unit of time (Largest to smallest)
Procaryotes
Eucaryotes
When did Earth form?
Eon -> Eras -> Periods -> Epochs -> Stages
Organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. Ex: Bacte…
Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other structures (…
4.6 billion years ago
Unit of time (Largest to smallest)
Eon -> Eras -> Periods -> Epochs -> Stages
Procaryotes
Organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. Ex: Bacte…
Geologic Time Scale
Superposition
Earth's timeline
Cenozoic Era
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
=3.5-4.5 billion years ago: Earth cools... =1.5-3.5 billion years…
-Most recent of the geological eras and covers the period from…
Geologic Time Scale
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Superposition
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
Geologic Time Scale
Superposition
Earth's timeline
Cenozoic Era
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
=3.5-4.5 billion years ago: Earth cools... =1.5-3.5 billion years…
-Most recent of the geological eras and covers the period from…
Geologic Time Scale
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Superposition
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
Eon Era Period Epoch Stages
Superposition
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Order from longest to shortest: ... Era Epoch Period Stages Eon
The lower layers of rock are older than the upper ones
Era of humans
Era of dinosaurs and birds
Eon Era Period Epoch Stages
Order from longest to shortest: ... Era Epoch Period Stages Eon
Superposition
The lower layers of rock are older than the upper ones
salination
phytoremediation
bioremediation
anticline
salt contamination of water or soils. This can occur due to er…
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of plants absorption of…
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of bacteria eating of co…
an upward fold in the rock profile
salination
salt contamination of water or soils. This can occur due to er…
phytoremediation
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of plants absorption of…
two causes of seasons
low pressure= what type of weather
high pressure= what type of weather
differences in air pressure causes...
revolution around sun and tilt
warm and wet
cool and dry
wind
two causes of seasons
revolution around sun and tilt
low pressure= what type of weather
warm and wet
Ecology
Ecosystem
Population
Species
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organis…
A community where populations of different species interact wi…
A group of individuals of the same species that live in the sa…
A group of organisms that resemble one another in appearance,…
Ecology
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organis…
Ecosystem
A community where populations of different species interact wi…
What are the six main spheres that the…
What is the Cryosphere?
What is the Hydrosphere?
What is the Biosphere?
Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere, and…
All the ice on Earth is part of the Cryosphere... Ex: Glaciers an…
All the water in oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, and undergrou…
Every living thing on Earth, including all plants, animals, an…
What are the six main spheres that the…
Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere, and…
What is the Cryosphere?
All the ice on Earth is part of the Cryosphere... Ex: Glaciers an…
continental crust
mantle
core
Continental Drift Theory
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, al…
Composed mostly of iron and is so hot that the outer core is m…
1915- Alfred Wegener proposed that all present-day continents…
continental crust
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
mantle
Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, al…
Infraspecific Competition
Interspecific Competition
Fundamental Niche
Resources Partitioning
Competitive interaction between members of the same specie.
Competitive interactions between members of different species.
A species use of its resources and its functional role in it's…
When species divide the resources that they share with others…
Infraspecific Competition
Competitive interaction between members of the same specie.
Interspecific Competition
Competitive interactions between members of different species.
Geologic Time Scale
Superposition
Earth's timeline
Cenozoic Era
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
=3.5-4.5 billion years ago: Earth cools... =1.5-3.5 billion years…
-Most recent of the geological eras and covers the period from…
Geologic Time Scale
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Superposition
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
Conservation
Preservation
Keystone species
Indicator species
allowing the use of resources in a responsible manner
setting aside areas and protecting them from human activities
species whose role in an ecosystem are more important than oth…
species that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is bein…
Conservation
allowing the use of resources in a responsible manner
Preservation
setting aside areas and protecting them from human activities
superposition
continental crust
oceanic crust
mantle
The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than…
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust i…
Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, al…
superposition
The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than…
continental crust
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
Isotope
Radioactive isotope
Alpha particles
Beta particles
two atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutro…
An atom with too many protons or neutrons that spontaneously e…
Type of radioactive decay, is a helium nuclei, stopped by skin
Type of radioactive decay, electrons stopped by clothing, glas…
Isotope
two atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutro…
Radioactive isotope
An atom with too many protons or neutrons that spontaneously e…
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
-Cool Winters, Warm Summers (Seasonal Variation)... -Precipitatio…
-Cool Winters, Warm Summers (seasonal variation is more extrem…
-Cool Winters, Warm Summers (Seasonal Variation)... -Large amount…
-Warm all year round... -Very high amount of precipitation (300-5…
Temperate Deciduous Forest
-Cool Winters, Warm Summers (Seasonal Variation)... -Precipitatio…
Temperate Grassland
-Cool Winters, Warm Summers (seasonal variation is more extrem…
climate
weather
troposphere (1)
stratosphere (2)
the average weather that occurs in a given region over a long…
short-term conditions of the atmosphere in a local areas (temp…
a layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface of Earth, ext…
layer above the troposphere, extending 10-31 miles
climate
the average weather that occurs in a given region over a long…
weather
short-term conditions of the atmosphere in a local areas (temp…
Ecology
Ecosystem
Population
Species
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organis…
A community where populations of different species interact wi…
A group of individuals of the same species that live in the sa…
A group of organisms that resemble one another in appearance,…
Ecology
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organis…
Ecosystem
A community where populations of different species interact wi…