Match the Items in the First Column with the Correct

question 29

Short Answer

Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)fossil poop
B)a fossil organism that is restricted to a certain brief stretch of geologic time, but was widespread and abundant during its time on Earth
C)the notion that we can understand the geologic past by focusing on present day processes and physical laws; geologic change may be slow or gradual
D)a group of fossils that co-existed at the same time. Their overlapping ranges can help constrain the age of a rock unit that contains them
E)fossil tree sap
F)the defunct notion that the Earth is only a few thousand years old, and that all geologic change is accomplished rapidly through violent events
G)indirect evidence of ancient life, such as footprints, bite marks, and gastroliths
H)the remains or traces of ancient life
-1)catastrophism
2)fossil
3)amber
4)fossil assemblage
5)coprolite
6)uniformitarianism
7)index fossil
8)trace fossil

• A)fossil poop
• B)a fossil organism that is restricted to a certain brief stretch of geologic time, but was widespread and abundant during its time on Earth
• C)the notion that we can understand the geologic past by focusing on present day processes and physical laws; geologic change may be slow or gradual
• D)a group of fossils that co-existed at the same time. Their overlapping ranges can help constrain the age of a rock unit that contains them
• E)fossil tree sap
• F)the defunct notion that the Earth is only a few thousand years old, and that all geologic change is accomplished rapidly through violent events
• G)indirect evidence of ancient life, such as footprints, bite marks, and gastroliths
• H)the remains or traces of ancient life
• -1)catastrophism
• 2)fossil
• 3)amber
• 4)fossil assemblage
• 5)coprolite
• 6)uniformitarianism
• 7)index fossil
• 8)trace fossil

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