Science shpter 1,2,3

Question 1

Uniformiitariusum

Answer 1

The of ideas of shaping the earth

Question 2

Catastrophism

Answer 2

Catastrophes that happen on earth

Question 3

Palentology

Answer 3

The study of life in the past

Question 4

Relative dating

Answer 4

A event younger or older than another

Question 5

Superpositon

Answer 5

A method where you put the younger layers on top of the older layers

Question 6

Geologic column

Answer 6

a ideal sequence of rock layers

Question 7

unconformity

Answer 7

A surface that represents a missing part

Question 8

absolute dating

Answer 8

the age of a object exsited

Question 9

isotopes

Answer 9

a element that have more numberof protons than neutrons

Question 10

radoactive decay

Answer 10

isotopes break down into stable isotopes

Question 11

radiometric dating

Answer 11

ratio of a parent isotpes

Question 12

half life

Answer 12

a half of radioactive sample

Question 13

Theory of earth

Answer 13

A book written by James Hutton tellling you about Uniformitarisum

Question 14

Principles of geolgy

Answer 14

A book written by Charles Lyell restatin Hutton’s theory

Question 15

Catastrophes

Answer 15

Changes of earth

Question 16

paleotologists

Answer 16

Scientists who study the past

Question 17

Geologic Column

Answer 17

A arangement of rock layers

Question 18

Nondepositon

Answer 18

A stoppage of depositon

Question 19

Disconformities

Answer 19

A part of a layer is missing

Question 20

Nonconformities

Answer 20

Horizontal rock layers lie on top of eroded layers

Question 21

Angular unconformities

Answer 21

found between horizontal rock layers

Question 22

radioactive

Answer 22

unstable isotopes

Question 23

parent isotopes

Answer 23

unstable radioactive isotope

Question 24

daughter isotope

Answer 24

decay of parent isotope