Geologic Timeline – Reference Table HW



|NYS & the Geologic Timeline – Reference Table HW |NYS & the Geologic Timeline – Reference Table HW |

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|Use page 3 and pages 8/9 in your Earth Science Reference Table to answer the |Use page 3 and pages 8/9 in your Earth Science Reference Table to answer the |

|following questions. |following questions. |

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|Find Ithaca on the NYS map. What is the geologic period of the rocks around |Find Ithaca on the NYS map. What is the geologic period of the rocks around Ithaca? |

|Ithaca? (use the key) |(use the key) |

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|How old are the rocks around Ithaca? (now use p. 8) |How old are the rocks around Ithaca? (use p. 8) |

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|Name 4 sedimentary rocks that are found near Ithaca. |Name 4 sedimentary rocks that are found near Ithaca. |

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|Find Watertown on the NYS map. What is the geologic period of the rocks around |Find Watertown on the NYS map. What is the geologic period of the rocks around |

|Watertown? |Watertown? |

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|How old are the rocks around Watertown? |How old are the rocks around Watertown? |

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|Name 4 sedimentary rocks found near Watertown: |Name 4 sedimentary rocks found near Watertown: |

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|Find Old Forge on the NYS map. What is the geologic eon of the rocks around Old |Find Old Forge on the NYS map. What is the geologic eon of the rocks around Old |

|Forge? |Forge? |

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|How old are the rocks around Old Forge? |How old are the rocks around Old Forge? |

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|Are the rocks near Old Forge igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary? |Are the rocks near Old Forge igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary? |

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|What eon are the rocks of Mt. Marcy from? |What eon are the rocks of Mt. Marcy from? |

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|How do the rocks around Mt. Marcy differ from the rocks near Old Forge? |How do the rocks around Mt. Marcy differ from the rocks near Old Forge? |

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|What part of New York State is made of rocks and sediment from the Cretaceous |What part of New York State is made of rocks and sediment from the Cretaceous period?|

|period? | |

| |How old are those Cretaceous rocks and sediments? |

|How old are those Cretaceous rocks and sediments? | |

| |If you found a rock that contained both an ammonoid fossil AND a placoderm fish |

|If you found a rock that contained both an ammonoid fossil AND a placoderm fish |fossil, during which period did the rock form? |

|fossil, during which period did the rock form? | |

| |Would it be possible to find a rock that contained a dinosaur fossil AND a eurypterid|

|Would it be possible to find a rock that contained a dinosaur fossil AND a |fossil? |

|eurypterid fossil? | |

| |Defend your answer to the previous question. |

|Defend your answer to the previous question. | |

| |When did Pangea begin to form? When did it begin to break up? |

|When did Pangea begin to form? When did it begin to break up? | |

| |The term orogeny means mountain-building. Name 4 orogenies that affected the NY State|

|The term orogeny means mountain-building. Name 4 orogenies that affected the NY |area, and put them in order from oldest to most recent. |

|State area, and put them in order from oldest to most recent. | |

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