Understanding Geological Time

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Sort the divisions of time from the longest span of time to the shortest span of time.

• Eon

• Era

• Period

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2

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• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

True or False: James Hutton proposed the idea that Earth was only a few thousand years old.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What sort of useful information can be shared with a geologic time scale?

• Name of time divisions

• Organisms throughout history

• The dates in thousands, millions, or billions of years

• Significant events throughout Earth's history

  
  

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors can lead to changes in the geologic time scale?

• Rock and fossil discoveries

• New technologies

• Public opinion

Multiple Select

Which of the following careers may be involved with studying and shaping the geologic time scale?

• Geologists

• Anthropologists

• Politicians