fossil fuel

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uniformitarianism

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the theory that changes in the earth’s crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.

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. catastrophism

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catastrophism, doctrine that explains the differences in fossil forms encountered in successive stratigraphic levels as being the product of repeated cataclysmic occurrences and repeated new creations. This doctrine generally is associated with the great French naturalist Baron Georges Cuvier

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paleontology

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he scientific study of life in the geologic past, based on examination of fossilized remains of once living organisms, such as tracks, bones, teeth, plants, and shell

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relative dating

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we determine which things are older or younger based on their relationships

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absolute dating

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measure the physical properties of an object itself and use these measurements to calculate its age

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superposition

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the ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time until it is measured

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sotope

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each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element

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radioactive decay

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the process in which a radioactive atom spontaneously gives off radiation in the form of energy or particles to reach a more stable state

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half-life

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the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay

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fossil

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while Fossil watches are made in China, the brand has its design studio in Biel, Switzerland.

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trace fossil

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a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.

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mold

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Molds are very common in buildings and homes. Mold will grow in places with a lot of moisture,

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cast

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a cast is a thing that helps heal

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unconformity

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doing sumthing when you are uncunfey

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mass extinction

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The most studied mass extinction, which marked the boundary between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods about 66 million years ago, killed off

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Jurassic period

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that is the old where the dinasors were alive

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Cretaceous period

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The Cretaceous is defined as the period between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago,

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Devonian period

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Devonian Period, in geologic time, an interval of the Paleozoic Era that follows

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Devonian period

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Devonian Period, in geologic time, an interval of the Paleozoic Era that follows

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Quaternary period

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the third and last of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era