A2 earth life and climate

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Decks in this class (15)

milankovich cycles
Eccentricity how many years,
Eccentricity what is it,
What is term for point when earth...
27  cards
absolute dating
Problems with radiometric dating ...,
What are symbols for potassium ar...,
What are the values for k ar dating
29  cards
relative dating
Law of superposition,
Original horizontality,
Way up criteria
9  cards
Early attempts made to estimate Earths' absolute age
What was old belief about salinit...,
How was it thought that the ocean...,
Salt calculation
6  cards
geological column
What are the 3 eras,
Which was the first era,
What was the second era
13  cards
stratigraphic ranges of fossils
Trilobites range,
Graptolites range,
Tabulate coral range
13  cards
zone fossils
Best 3 fossils to use as zone fos...,
Why are graptolites good zone fos...,
What period are grapolites associ...
12  cards
isotopes to determine water temperature
Which elements can show us water ...,
Which isotopes of oxygen show this,
Which istope of o is more abundant
12  cards
sea level changes
What are the 2 types of seal leve...,
What is eusostatic sea level change,
What is isostatic sea level change
9  cards
Paleoclimatic evidence
How are corals a paleoclimate ind...,
How are plants a paleoclimate ind...,
What does no rings in carbonifero...
3  cards
fossilisation
What are the 2 types of fossils,
What are the 4 types of fossilisa...,
Percolating groundwater rich in s...
18  cards
evolution
Define evolution
1  cards
Gloval temperature
Ice house event definition,
Greenhouse event definition
2  cards
exceptional preservation
Era of burgess shale,
Why is burgess shale significant,
What did it show that was new
10  cards
using fossils to establish relative timescale
Rugose coral peak,
Tabulate coral peak,
Long hinged brachiopod indicate w...
13  cards

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