Plate tectonics states the earth's crust is broken into plates which can move. | ||||||||
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Three main types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent and transform. | ||||||||
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Mountains form by uplift. | ||||||||
The half-life of a radioactive element can't be changed. | ||||||||
The diagram above represents a cube of radioactive
material (Figure A) cut into eight identical cubes (Figure B). |
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Index fossils are good time markers (widely spread, lived a short time). | ||||||||
Notice that this type of fossil is found over a wide area and (not shown) was short lived |
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Undisturbed strata - bottom layer is oldest. | ||||||||
Intrusion and faults are younger than the rock they are in. | ||||||||
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Carbon 14 dates recent living objects. | ||||||||
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