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Geology | GEOL - Geology 1 - Introduction, Quizzes of Geology

Class: GEOL - Geology 1 - Introduction; Subject: Geology; University: Bowdoin College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
1 Geology
DEFINITION 1
The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and
its history
TERM 2
2 Geological Time Scale
DEFINITION 2
the period of time covering the formation and development
of Earth, especially the period before human history
TERM 3
3 Precambrian
Era
DEFINITION 3
4.6 BYA -540 MYA First era in Earth's history when Earth was
formed, along with its continents and oceans
TERM 4
4 Paleozoic
Era
DEFINITION 4
540 - 250 MYA Second major era in Earth's history when
plants appear for the first time and the "supercontinent"
Pangea forms
TERM 5
5 Mesozoic
Era
DEFINITION 5
250-65 MYA Third major era in Earth's history when
dinosaurs appear and there is more carbon dioxide, causing
plant life to increase
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TERM 1

1 Geology

DEFINITION 1 The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and its history TERM 2

2 Geological Time Scale

DEFINITION 2 the period of time covering the formation and development of Earth, especially the period before human history TERM 3

3 Precambrian

Era

DEFINITION 3 4.6 BYA -540 MYA First era in Earth's history when Earth was formed, along with its continents and oceans TERM 4

4 Paleozoic

Era

DEFINITION 4 540 - 250 MYA Second major era in Earth's history when plants appear for the first time and the "supercontinent" Pangea forms TERM 5

5 Mesozoic

Era

DEFINITION 5 250-65 MYA Third major era in Earth's history when dinosaurs appear and there is more carbon dioxide, causing plant life to increase

TERM 6

6 Cenozoic

Era

DEFINITION 6 65 MYA Most recent era in Earth's history when oxygen increases and continents take shape most similar to today