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    Fossils - Rocks - and - Time (Tibay, John)

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    1. Relative time refers to the order and subdivision of rocks, while numerical time assigns measurements in millions or billions of years. 2. The geologic time scale is divided hierarchically from largest to smallest as eons, eras, periods, and epochs to classify rocks over time. 3. Paleontologists study fossils of ancient life forms such as bones, shells, leaves, tracks, burrows or impressions to understand past life on Earth.

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    1. Relative time refers to the order and subdivision of rocks, while numerical time assigns measurements in millions or billions of years. 2. The geologic time scale is divided hierarchically from largest to smallest as eons, eras, periods, and epochs to classify rocks over time. 3. Paleontologists study fossils of ancient life forms such as bones, shells, leaves, tracks, burrows or impressions to understand past life on Earth.

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    1. Relative time refers to the order and subdivision of rocks, while numerical time assigns measurements in millions or billions of years. 2. The geologic time scale is divided hierarchically from largest to smallest as eons, eras, periods, and epochs to classify rocks over time. 3. Paleontologists study fossils of ancient life forms such as bones, shells, leaves, tracks, burrows or impressions to understand past life on Earth.

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    Name: John Meydrick M.

    Tibay Date: January 8, 2022


    Section: STEM 18

    1. Explain the difference between "relative time" and "numerical time."


    The subdivision of rocks found in Earth's geology, as well as the time and order of events
    they reflect, is known as relative time, while numerical time is determined by taking
    measurements of time in millions and billions of years from the same rocks to determine how
    much time has passed.

    2. Explain the overarching structure of the geologic time scale (i.e., the placement of eons,
    eras, periods, and epochs).
    Geologic time scale is a chronological time scale that is used to classify geological strata
    or stratigraphy over time. Geological time scales are divided into eons, which are further
    subdivided into eras, which are further subdivided into periods, which are then further
    separated into epochs.

    3. What is a paleontologist?
    Paleontologists are scientists that specialize in studying ancient life forms such as fossils.
    Bones, shells, or leaves, as well as other signs of past life on Earth, such as tracks, burrows, or
    impressions, are examples of fossils.

    4. Why do the authors say that the layers of rocks are the pages in earth's history book?
    The authors say that the layers of the rocks are the pages in earth’s history book
    because the changes in rocks’ layer have proper order that can be use in investigating earth’s
    history.

    5. What are sedimentary rocks?


    Sedimentary rocks are made up of particles of older rocks that have been shattered by
    water or wind. Sandstone, limestone, and shale are some examples of sedimentary rock.
    6. What is the Law of Superposition and why is it critical to our interpretation of earth's
    history?
    The law of superposition is a basic principle of stratigraphy that states that the oldest
    layer is at the bottom of a sequence of sedimentary rock layers and that the layers get younger
    with ascending order in the sequence. This Law of Superposition is critical to interpretation of
    earth’s history because it shows the relative ages of rock layers and the fossils inside them at
    any given location.

    7. What is the Law of Original Horizontality and what does it help us understand about
    sedimentary rocks that are no longer horizontal?
    The Law of Original Horizontality states that all rock layers are put out horizontally at
    first and can be distorted afterwards. This includes mountain building events, earthquakes, and
    faulting. The Law of Horizontality helps us understand about sedimentary rocks that are no
    longer horizontal by telling us that sedimentary rocks that is non-horizontal were either created
    in unusual ways or, more commonly, were shifted from their horizontal position by later events.

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