Part Two: Basic Concepts/Themes in Geology A. Geologic Age Use the below geologic time scale as a reference to answer questions/statements below. Period Eon Era Phanerozoic Cenozoic Mesozoic Paleozoic Precambrian Carboniferous Quaternary Neogene Paleogene Cretaceous Jurassic Triassic Permian Pennsylvanian Mississippian Devonian Silurian Ordovician Cambrian Proterozoic Archean Hadean Epoch Holocene Pleistocene Pliocene Miocene Oligocene Eocene Paleocene (2) Which column heading is the smallest division of time as listed here? (3) Which column heading is the largest division of time? m.y. (1) How old is the Earth in billions of years? Put this answer in scientific notation. -1.5 -23 -65 -250 -540 +2500 -3800 4600
Part Two: Basic Concepts/Themes in Geology A. Geologic Age Use the below geologic time scale as a reference to answer questions/statements below. Period Eon Era Phanerozoic Cenozoic Mesozoic Paleozoic Precambrian Carboniferous Quaternary Neogene Paleogene Cretaceous Jurassic Triassic Permian Pennsylvanian Mississippian Devonian Silurian Ordovician Cambrian Proterozoic Archean Hadean Epoch Holocene Pleistocene Pliocene Miocene Oligocene Eocene Paleocene (2) Which column heading is the smallest division of time as listed here? (3) Which column heading is the largest division of time? m.y. (1) How old is the Earth in billions of years? Put this answer in scientific notation. -1.5 -23 -65 -250 -540 +2500 -3800 4600
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![Part Two: Basic Concepts/Themes in Geology
A. Geologic Age
Use the below geologic time scale as a reference to answer questions/statements below.
Eon Era
Phanerozoic
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Period
Quaternary
Neogene
Paleogene
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Pennsylvanian
Mississippian
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Proterozoic
Archean
Hadean
Epoch
Holocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Oligocene
Eocene
Paleocene
(2) Which column heading is the smallest division of time as listed here?
(3) Which column heading is the largest division of time?
m.y.
-1.5
-23
(1) How old is the Earth in billions of years? Put this answer in scientific notation.
65
+250
-540
+2500
+3800
4600](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fab8a5d84-6bd6-44bd-8cca-2b90704ba9aa%2F7e000ea4-4f20-44a3-acc8-b3e58c4b1fcd%2Fross72_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Part Two: Basic Concepts/Themes in Geology
A. Geologic Age
Use the below geologic time scale as a reference to answer questions/statements below.
Eon Era
Phanerozoic
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Period
Quaternary
Neogene
Paleogene
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Pennsylvanian
Mississippian
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Proterozoic
Archean
Hadean
Epoch
Holocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Oligocene
Eocene
Paleocene
(2) Which column heading is the smallest division of time as listed here?
(3) Which column heading is the largest division of time?
m.y.
-1.5
-23
(1) How old is the Earth in billions of years? Put this answer in scientific notation.
65
+250
-540
+2500
+3800
4600
![(4) How many years span the Paleozoic era?
(5) Which eon spans the longest amount of time?
(6) Humans (bipedal hominids) come onto the scene ~1.5 mxa coinciding with the dawn of the Quaternary period. What
percentage of total time as compared to Earth history have humans been here?
(7) How many millions of years have YOU been here? Put this answer in scientific notation.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fab8a5d84-6bd6-44bd-8cca-2b90704ba9aa%2F7e000ea4-4f20-44a3-acc8-b3e58c4b1fcd%2Felfmo3r_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(4) How many years span the Paleozoic era?
(5) Which eon spans the longest amount of time?
(6) Humans (bipedal hominids) come onto the scene ~1.5 mxa coinciding with the dawn of the Quaternary period. What
percentage of total time as compared to Earth history have humans been here?
(7) How many millions of years have YOU been here? Put this answer in scientific notation.
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