Earth and Space Exploration
Geologic Time
Questions to Answer:
Define “Catastrophism” and “Uniformitarianism”. Who developed the principle of uniformitarianism according to the Chapter 11 voice-over presentation?
Distinguish between relative dating and numerical (absolute) dating of rock formations.
List the three common types of radioactive decay as described in the Chapter 11 voice-over presentation.
What are the four main subdivisions (columns) of the geologic time scale?
