Lithosphere: Rocks & Soils

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  • Created on: 07-04-18 17:05
Ga is how many years ago?
1 billion
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The earth formed how many years ago?
4.6 Ga
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How old are the oldest rocks at the Earth's surface?
4 Ga
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The earliest evidence of life was how many years old?
3.7 Ga
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The Cambrian explosion was how many years old?
500 Ma
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Pangaea formed and broke up how many years ago?
300 Ma
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The extinction of dinosaurs was how many years ago?
65 Ma
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The beginning of the last ice age was how many years ago?
2.5 Ma
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The Earth's oldest rocks are found in?
Canada
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The Earth has how many major plates?
7
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The Earth has how many minor plates?
8
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What is responsible for the movement of the plates?
Convection currents
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Which crust is younger?
Oceanic
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Gondwana is what?
Broken Pangaea
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Carbon dating only goes back how far?
50,000 yrs
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Gas trapped in rocks is evidence for...
A warming climate
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What gas trapped in rocks is used to work out the temperature at the time of formation?
Oxygen
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