LESSON 3

Earth’s Geologic
Past

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 LESSON 3

Earth’s Geologic
Past
 Sedimentary refers to
geologic materials
consisting of sediments or
formed by deposition.
 How do you think
the Earth look like
billions of years ago?
 Geologic Time Scale

like the “calendar of the Earth” for event in Earth

history and was described based on the layers on
the surface of the Earth, procedures in
determining the fossils or rocks.
 TWO GEOLOGIC PRINCIPLES

1. sedimentary rocks are laid down in a

horizontal manner

2. younger rock units were deposited on

top of older rock units

Nicolaus Steno in 1669

 Father of Italian Geology

established bases for stratigraphic

chronology by classifying the four main
layers of the Earth's crust

4 Layers as Primary, Secondary, Tertiary,

and Quaternary.

Giovanni Arduino
 Principle of Faunal Succession

fossils are found in rocks in a very definite

order

This principle led others that followed to use

fossils to define increments within a relative
time scale.
William Smith
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 Geologic Time Scale
EONS ERAS PERIODS EPOCHS
 EON
● Hadean - earth was a ball of fire
● Archean - earth was covered with
ocean
● Proterozoic- oxygen is already available
and appearance of
eukaryotic life
 ERA
● Paleozoic - Age of Fishes

● Mesozoic - Age of Dinosaurs

● Cenozoic - Age of Mammals

 ERA
Paleozoic Mesozoic
The land climate changed in this era.
The formation of several continents.
Many kinds of plants, such as land
Great changes in plant and animal life
ferns, grew . Scientist believed that the
occurred. Towards the end of this era,
remains of these plants formed the
more continents broke up.
huge goal deposits in many parts of the
world.
 ERA
Cenozoic
Mountains were uplifted and new life forms started appearing.
Volcanic activity was widespread, forming immense flows of
lava and basalt. Toward the end of this era, glaciers covered
the Northern Hemisphere. Humans left their marks on land.
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 Suppose you are
asked to travel the
past, what eon or era
would you choose?
Why?
 REMINDERS

COVERAGE Requirements
Type of Test
Lessons 1-3 1. IW (3)
40 item MCQ 2. Worksheet (1)
3 item Essay 3. Challenge Yourself (2)