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Geologic Time Webquest 1/14/2022

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25 questions
Link for Part 1: https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/gtpage1.html
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Hint: how many thousands of years would it take to read the geologic history of Earth?

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Choose the correct order of events.

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Given the events in #2, which fossil would you expect to find at the bottom of the geologic record? At the top?

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How is relative time recorded?

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What is the law of superposition?

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In section 7, which of the fossils was the oldest?

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Link for Part 2: https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php
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There are 3 answers.

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There are 6 answers.

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Instead of clicking on "Read More", just choose an event to describe in the Paleozoic era.

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There are 4 answers.

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There are 4 answers.

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Link for Part 3: https://fossils.valdosta.edu/home_time.html
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List the period you choose from the Cenozoic era. List the type of environments that existed, describe how the continents (landmasses) appeared, and describe the fossil you choose.

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List the period you choose from the Mesozoic era. List the type of environments that existed, describe how the continents (landmasses) appeared, and describe the fossil you choose.

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List the period you choose from the Paleozoic era. List the type of environments that existed, describe how the continents (landmasses) appeared, and describe the fossil you choose.

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List the period you choose from the Precambrian era. List the type of environments that existed, describe how the continents (landmasses) appeared, and describe the fossil you choose.