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How do rocks record earth's history?

Answer 1

Nova Adams

By sedimentation.

The layers that make up the crust of the rock are explained by this physical phenomenon.

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Answer 2

Josiah Adams

Scientists can reconstruct past environments, climates, and geological events by analyzing the distinct layers, mineral compositions, and fossil remains left behind by processes like sedimentation, fossilization, and geological events like volcanic eruptions and tectonic movements that leave a record of Earth's history in rocks.

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