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Geologic Time Vocabulary
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Set-up Directions:
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1.Tape this directions page and the vocabulary list in your Lab Journal.
2.3 Hole Punch your vocabulary
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Learning Vocabulary Directions:
Column 1 – Write in the definitions.
Column 2 – Create a colored illustration for the word or phrase or find
one on the internet, print and colorize it.
Column 3 – Use the word or term in a sentence. You may choose to:
•Create your own sentence.
•Find the word used in a sentence in your textbook and note the page
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•Google the word or phrase, copy the word used in a sentence, and
include the site title or address.
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Quality Check: Use CUPS to ensure you have created grammatically
correct sentences.
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Eon:
Half a billion years or more.
Era:
Several 100 million years.
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Epoch: 10’s of millions of years.
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Age:
millions of years.
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geologic time scale = is a system of chronological measurement that relates
stratigraphy to time, and is used to describe the timing and relationships
between events that have occurred throughout Earth’s history.
Radiometric testing = a method of dating geological or archeological
specimens by determining the relative proportions of particular radioactive
isotopes present in a sample.
stratigraphy = The study of rock layers (strata), especially the distribution,
deposition, and age of sedimentary rocks.
era = a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or
characteristic; several hundred million years
period = subdivision of an era
epoch = subdivision of a period
trilobite = extinct marine arthropod that occurred abundantly during the
Paleozoic era, with a carapace over the forepart, and a segmented hind part
divided longitudinally into three lobes.
fossil = the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in
petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
exoskeleton = external skeleton
endoskeleton = internal skeleton
plate tectonics = a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and
many associated phenomena resulting from lithospheric plates that move
over the underlying mantle.
cyanobacteria = blue-green algae a group of photosynthetic bacteria which
release oxygen into the atmosphere
amphibians = a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that has an aquatic gillbreathing larval stage followed by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
Egg layers in water.
reptiles = a cold-blooded vertebrate of a class that includes snakes, lizards,
crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a dry scaly
skin, and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
extinction = the state or process of a species becoming extinct, no longer
existing on the Earth.
Pangea = a continent which included all the landmass of the earth prior to
the Triassic period
gymnosperm = a plant, such as a pinetree, whose seeds are not enclosed
within an ovary, fruit.
angiosperms = a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering
plant.
mammal = a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished
by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the
nourishment of the young, and the birth of live young.
marsupial = a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely
developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's
belly.
Project # ___: Genetics Vocabulary
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Name __________________________
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Core 1 2 3 4
Score ____/ 100
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read the definitions to increase your learning
retention.
Project # ___: Genetics Vocabulary
Word = Definition
1. geologic time scale = is a system of
chronological measurement that relates
stratigraphy to time, and is used to
describe the timing and relationships
between events that have occurred
throughout Earth’s history.
2. Radiometric testing = a method of dating
geological or archeological specimens
by determining the relative proportions
of particular radioactive isotopes
present in a sample.
3. stratigraphy = The study of rock layers
(strata), especially the distribution,
deposition, and age of sedimentary
rocks.
4. era = a long and distinct period of history
with a particular feature or
characteristic; several hundred million
years
5. period = subdivision of an era
Name __________________________
Illustration
Core 1 2 3 4
Score ____/ 100
Word used in a sentence.
Word = Definition
6. epoch = subdivision of a period
7. trilobite = extinct marine arthropod that
occurred abundantly during the
Paleozoic era, with a carapace over the
forepart, and a segmented hind part
divided longitudinally into three lobes.
8. fossil = the remains or impression of a
prehistoric organism preserved in
petrified form or as a mold or cast in
rock.
9. exoskeleton = external skeleton
10. endoskeleton = internal skeleton
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.
Word = Definition
11. plate tectonics = a theory explaining the
structure of the earth's crust and many
associated phenomena resulting from
lithospheric plates that move over the
underlying mantle.
12. cyanobacteria = blue-green algae a
group of photosynthetic bacteria which
release oxygen into the atmosphere
13. amphibians = a cold-blooded vertebrate
animal that has an aquatic gillbreathing larval stage followed by a
terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
Egg layers in water.
14. reptiles = a cold-blooded vertebrate of
a class that includes snakes, lizards,
crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They
are distinguished by having a dry scaly
skin, and typically laying soft-shelled
eggs on land.
15. extinction = the state or process of a
species becoming extinct, no longer
existing on the Earth.
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.
Word = Definition
16. Pangea = a continent which included all
the landmass of the earth prior to the
Triassic period
17. gymnosperm = a plant, such as a
pinetree, whose seeds are not enclosed
within an ovary, fruit.
18. angiosperms = a plant having its seeds
enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
19. mammal = a warm-blooded vertebrate
animal of a class that is distinguished by
the possession of hair or fur, the
secretion of milk by females for the
nourishment of the young, and the
birth of live young.
20. marsupial = a mammal of an order
whose members are born incompletely
developed and are typically carried and
suckled in a pouch on the mother's
belly.
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.