Reference no: EM133206062 , Length: Word count: 2 Pages
Assignment Task: answer these questions 1-2 sentences works or just a few words nothing too long keep it brief
Question 1. Briefly explain the difference between the tectonic setting of shield areas during the Precambrian and since the onset of the Phanerozoic
Question 2. During the Hadean, how long was the length of a day on Earth? Why?
Question 3. The Ediacaran fauna include representatives of the modern phyla _______
Question 4. The Precambrian history of Earth is difficult to determine - why is that?
Question 5. For years before present, how long ago)
Question 6: Besides the origin of life itself, what was the most significant biological event of the Archean?
Question 7: No rocks are known for the first _________ years of Earth history.
Question 8: What are prokaryotic organisms?
Question 9: What are time divisions in the Precambrian based on?
Question 10: What do the Ediacaran fauna represent, and why are they important?
Question 11: What does the appearance of red beds in the geologic record indicate about the atmosphere?
Question 12: What factor(s) led to the enormous scale of banded iron deposition during the Proterozoic?
Question 13: What two processes, which began during the Archean, can account for the introduction of free oxygen into the atmosphere?
Question 14: Which factors played a role in the development of early life?
Question 15: Why is it believed that cyanobacteria must have been preceded by even simpler organisms?