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- Feb 2024
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Faunal Succession
What is the faunal succession?
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the time elapsed since some silicate minerals, such as coarse-sediments of silicate minerals, were last exposed to light or heat at the surface of Earth.
is this method not as accurate as radioisotopic dating?
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may reset the clock and derived ages may represent a smear of different metamorphic events rather than the age of original
can lead to misunderstanding of the rocks age?
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metamorphic rocks at the bottom.
How did the metamorphic rocks reach such high temperatures.
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on the bottom are the oldest and layers above them are younger.
how much time would it take for a new layer of rock to form.
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one rock or geologic event is older or younger than another,
This is how we can determine how old the layers of sedimentary rock are.
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- Jan 2024
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Research papers and data submitted for publication are rigorously reviewed by qualified peers, scientists who are experts in the same field.
this reinforces the quality of research as it makes the research paper more credible.
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Qualitative observations are general or relative descriptions
qualitative observations is more like predictions and estimates where quantitative measurements are number and fact based.
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cannot be completely objective;
How do scientist measure and eliminate bias
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