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1. When you have finished reading the introduction, answer the questions
below to r
When you have finished reading the introduction, answer the questions below to reflect on
your reading. Look back at the introduction whenever necessary, but be sure to summarize
the ideas in your own words to help solidify your understanding. Prepare your answers in
Microsoft Word or a similar word program- PDF submissions are NOT acceptable, and PDFs
or unreadable file formats will receive no credit for the assignment. Quotes are not
acceptable, and you will not receive any credit for answers that include quotes or other
directly-copied wording.1) Nicholas Steno also had three other important “laws” that are
used in relative dating. Describe these three laws, and make sure to cite the source you used
to obtain this information! (3-5 sentences for each)2) Read the description of the
environment that existed over Kansas over the history of the Earth. What type of
environment existed in Kansas during the Paleozoic Era? Does this surprise you? (4-6
sentences)3) Examine the different rock types presented. Fossils are almost always found
only in sedimentary rocks (rare occasions where they can be found in metamorphic rocks).
Why are fossils never found in igneous rocks? (3-5 sentences)4) There are several different
pieces of information we can get from zircons found in rocks. Describe each and describe
how this information has changed our view of the Hadean time period (6-10 full
sentences)5) Your last portion of this assignment will be to take an in-depth dive into the
geologic time scale. Visit the University of California’s Museum of Paleontology website at
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.phpLinks to an external site. and go
through the geologic time scale.Provide a summary of each of the three geologic eras within
the Phanerozoic eon. This should include:At least one sentence for each of the geologic
periods included within each of these eras.When on the geologic time scale each era and
each of the periods it consists of began and ended (the Cenozoic continues to the
present).The major types of life that “appeared”, predominated, and went extinct during
each of the eras.A description of the climate during each of the periods.A tectonic overview
of each period (i.e. where were the continents during this period). Be sure to mention the
formation and breakup of any supercontinents.Please note that three are three eras within
the Phanerozoic eon: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. These eras comprise a total of
12 geologic periods.