Wednesday, November 9 th, 2011 Bell Ringer: Pull out your football field, and consider: Where does most of life fit into the geologic time scale? Humans?
ACTIVITY RELATIVE AGE DATING. STARTER What are two ways we can determine the age of rocks?
The Geologic Time Table ESRT pg 8&9. Most all divisions on this table are based on life-events that have occurred in the past Eras are divided based.
Ch 9-View of Earth’s Past Objectives –Summarize how scientist worked together to develop geologic column –List major divisions of geologic time –Summarize.
The Geologic Time Scale Earth’s History. The geologic time scale divides Earth’s long history into units of time… Eras Periods Epochs Eras are divided.
GEOLOGIC TIME 8-2.5. Make sure you know…….. The geologic time scale is a record of the major events and diversity of life forms present in Earth’s history.
Chapter 9 Section 1 Review Page 214 #’s 1-8
JEOPARDY Rocks and Minerals Paleontology Earth’s Layers and Heat Transfer W.E.D.S This and That Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300.
Correlation Correlation is the process of showing that rocks or geologic events from different places are of the same/similar age. The dark layers of rock.
Ch 9-View of Earth’s Past
Chapter 9 Section 1 Review Page 211-214. #1 Describe the major events in any one period of geologic time. Example: During the Devonian Period fish dominated.
Relative Age dating Basic Principles. Principle of superposition In a sequence of undeformed sedimentary rocks, the oldest beds are on the bottom and.