Geological History

Geological History

1. Bombardment

   • The late heavy bombardment is an event that occured approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago.

2. Geological Time Scale

   • A system of chronological dating that relates geological strata to time.

3. Layers of the Earth

   • The layers that overlap each other to build Earth’s surface.
   • Fossil Record

4. Stratigraphy

   • Stratigraphy is a form of geology that shows the study of rock layers.

5. Fossil Record

   • A form that paleontologist refer to the amount of fossils found.

6. Relative Dating

   • Relative dating arranged to show the proof of geological events and the rocks left behind.
   • Absoulute Dating

7. Absolute Dating

   • Is the process of determining an age on an object.

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