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Exam 1 (geology
Origin of Earth
Goldilocks Effect: What is the primary/biggest reason why Earth is the most hospitable planet compared to the other planets in the solar system
Its location to the sun being "just right" compared to other planets.
Big Bang Evidence: What evidence can be used to support the Big Bang Theory
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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Earth Structures
Evidence of Layers: What evidence of layers
Drillholes, Meteorite Composition, Siesmology
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Geologic time
Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism: What is not the central theme of uniformitarianism
Catastrophic geologic events dictate what the planet looks like.
Principles of relative time: Which principle of relative time has the greatest impact on society today
Superposation
Unconformities: What are the different types of unconformities
Nonconformities, disconformities, angular unconformities
Absolute Time
Which of the following is a term used to describe fossils that were globally distributed but limited to specific time intervals.
Index Fossils
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Plate Tectonics
Early ideas on Earth?
Originally known as Gondwanaland, theory was rejected
Pre-Wegener challengers? Which line of evidence does not support Weagner's hypothesis?
Paleomagnatism
Continental drift hypothesis
Not accepted because of a lack of definitive evidence, and he was German
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