Geologic Time Scale

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What is the significance of rock layers in dating Earth's history?

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They provide evidence of when rocks existed.

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What is the longest time period in the geologic time scale?

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Eon.

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Which of the fossils is the oldest?

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Trilobite.

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Order the divisions of geologic time from the longest to the shortest.

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Eons, Eras, Periods.

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What is the shortest time frame in the geologic time scale?

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Epoch.

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What is the Geologic Time Scale?

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

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What are the main divisions of the Geologic Time Scale?

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Eons, Eras, Periods, and Epochs.

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What is an Eon?

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The largest division of geological time, lasting hundreds of millions to billions of years.

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What is an Era?

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A subdivision of an Eon, lasting tens to hundreds of millions of years.

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What is a Period?

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A subdivision of an Era, lasting tens of millions of years.

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