Slide 1Geologic Time Slide 2 01: Geologic Time Scale Slide 3 Huge sections of time are broken down into smaller groups of time: Eons, Eras, Periods, and Epochs Eon is the…

1.Review QuestionsChapter 8:Relative Dating, Absolute Dating, Fossils2. This principle states that geologic processes are the same today as they were in the past but the…

1. The Rock CycleThinking about relationships among the major rock groups 2. Major Rock Groups• Igneous – Formed from molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled – Literally…

Slide 1 Earth’s Composition and Structure Slide 2 What you need to know! Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and…

Slide 1 DO NOW: Discuss with your table: Where in this picture would you expect to find the OLDEST rocks? Where would you expect to find the NEWEST rocks? What kinds of events…

Chapter 3- The Rock and Fossil Record Geology Study of Earth’s history Many Geologists had different theories about our changing Earth 2 Main Theories: Uniformitarianism…

DO NOW: Discuss with your table: Where in this picture would you expect to find the OLDEST rocks? Where would you expect to find the NEWEST rocks? What kinds of events might…

Slide 1 Chapter 11 Mountain Building I) Where Mountains Form Mountain Belts 1) Most Mountains are associated with convergent plate boundaries 2) Most mountains occur in long…

The Rock Cycle The Rock Cycle Thinking about relationships among the major rock groups 2 Major Rock Groups Igneous Formed from molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled Literally…

Basic Geologic Principles* Principle of Superposition Principle of Original Horizontality Principle of Lateral Continuity Principle of Crosscutting Relationships (*Notes)…