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Concept 4 Quiz

Describe the development and application of the geologic time scale.

This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1.
All rocks can be dated radiometrically.

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Question 2.
The greatest expanses of geologic time are divided into subdivisions of varying magnitude referred to as


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Question 3.
The best approximate age of the Earth is about ____________ years old.

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Question 4.
The entire geologic time scale was created using numerical dates.

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Question 5.
Dendrochronology is the systematic study of


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Question 6.
Phanerozoic means


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Question 7.
Geologic events of the past are best expressed and described using a historical horizontal time line.

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Question 8.
The most recent geologic events are found at the bottom of the Geologic Time Scale.

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Question 9.
Which of the following does not represent a period of time called eons?

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Question 10.
Geologists estimate the Morrison formation was deposited about 160 million years ago.

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Question 11.
More accurate and extensive information is available for the Precambrian.

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Question 12.
Mesozoic means "middle life."

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