GEOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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how quickly fossils form
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how dinosaurs evolved
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the life forms and events of Earth’s history
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the thickness of rock layers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The geologic time scale divides up the history of the earth based on life-forms that have existed during specific times since the creation of the planet. These divisions are called geochronologic units (geo: rock, chronology: time).
Detailed explanation-2: -A geologic time scale refers to the record of the development of life-forms that lived in the Earth, as well as the geologic events which took place in the Earth’s history.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humans subdivide time into useable units such as our calendar year, months, weeks, and days; geologists also subdivide time. They have created a tool for measuring geologic time, breaking it into useable, understandable segments. For the purposes of geology, the “calendar” is the geologic time scale.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The geologic history of the Earth is recorded in the rocks that formed it, which is the geologic record.