EARTHSC 1122 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Uniformitarianism, Macroevolution, Depositional Environment

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Course: EARTHSC 1122
• Professor: Babcock Loren Edward

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Midterm exam rundown (20-25 short answer + 5 long answer. Also, geologic time scale will be on test: review): part 1, ex. : short answer: short and sweet to the point definitions of terms. Other words examples to note: taxonomy: ex biologic nomenclature, uniformitarianism: the present is the key to the past, clade: a group of organisms including ancestors, facies: appearance of a rock/sediment. : steno"s principle: superposition: oldest beds on the bottom, newest on the top. Explain at least one technique for field checking whether you can apply the principle of superposition. Know evolution by means of natural selection: know 5: part 2 major lines of evidence. Know what natural selection and key observations that led to hypothesis: breeding experiments environment and a marine environment from the stratigraphic record alone. A. list/explain the 4 primary geologic tools used to infer ancient sedimentary environments. : answer 3 questions: distinguishing between a terrestrial sedimentary: part 3.