MidTerm

Question 1

Geologic Eons

Answer 1

Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic

Question 2

Hadean Dates

Answer 2

4.567 BA - 4.0 BA

Question 3

Archean Dates

Answer 3

4.0 BA - 2.5 BA

Question 4

Proterozoic Dates

Answer 4

2.5 BA - 538.8 MA

Question 5

Phanerozoic Dates

Answer 5

538.8 MA - Present

Question 6

Phanerozoic Eras

Answer 6

Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

Question 7

The 6 Non-Radioactive Decay Dating Methods

Answer 7

Fission Track, Radiocarbon, Cosmogenic/Exposure,
Tree Ring, Varve, Lichenometry

Question 8

Fission Track Dating

Answer 8

A decomposing Uranium or Thorium atom can shoot off a particle leaving a track in the atomic structure

Question 9

Geochonology

Answer 9

the branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events

Question 10

Facies

Answer 10

A sediment mass or sedimentary rock unit that has
a unique set of physical, chemical, and biological
properties

Question 11

Descriptive Facies

Answer 11

The characteristics of a rock layer ex. gray, fine-grained, micaceous, laminated sandston

Question 12

Genetic Facies

Answer 12

The Origin of a rock layer ex. braided fluvial sandstone