Palaneonlogical and geoogical evidence that provides evidence for past changes

Question 1

Ecological disturbance

Answer 1

natural events including earthquakes, flooding, storms, volcanic activity, disease and fire.

Question 2

Anthropogenic Change or Disturbance

Answer 2

human activites that can alter an ecosystem - eg. oil spills, forest cleaning, pollution, contamination and invasive species.

Question 3

what are 3 types of rocks

Answer 3

igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Question 4

Igneous

Answer 4

magma and volcanic activity with minerals present, specicifc ocks, and crystallisation.

Question 5

Metamorphic

Answer 5

extreme events that make specific types of rocks that are super tough.

Question 6

Sedimentary

Answer 6

areas of erosion and deposition causing layers and is very informative of time.

Question 7

Ice cores

Answer 7

Cyliner shaped samples of ice that has been drilled out of glaciers.

Question 8

what do ice cores contain

Answer 8

trapped greenhouse gases, fossils, mircofossils

Question 9

Aboriginal rock paintings

Answer 9

insight into environment, food availabilty, distribution of species, distribution of h2o, and size/ scale of species over time.