Terms grouped by sub-topics – Earth History

Earth History

 

stratigraphy

rock record

uniformitarianism

superposition

original horizontality

correlation

cross-cutting relationships

extrusion

intrusion

faulting

folding

volcanic ash layer

erosion

unconformity

inclusion

 

fossil record

index fossil

extinction

evolution

geologic time scale

relative dating

 

absolute dating

isotope

radioactive decay

half-life

 

meteoritic debris

outgassing

red-shift (Doppler effect)

Big Bang