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Geologic Time

Question 1 • MOHEGAN - EARTH SCIENCE A

Which statements about geologic time are true? Check all that apply.Scientists developed the geologic time scale as they studied rock layers and index fossils.The fossil record helps scientists describe life only in the seas and other bodies of water.Precambrian time is the most recent time in Earth’s history.Precambrian time makes up 88 percent of Earth’s history.The first birds appeared during the Mesozoic Era.The basic units of the geologic time scale are periods, eras, and centuries.Humans appeared during the Cenozoic era.

Answer
A
Scientists developed the geologic time scale as they studied rock layers and index fossils.
B
The fossil record helps scientists describe life only in the seas and other bodies of water.
C
Precambrian time is the most recent time in Earth’s history.
D
Precambrian time makes up 88 percent of Earth’s history.
E
The first birds appeared during the Mesozoic Era.
F
The basic units of the geologic time scale are periods, eras, and centuries.
G
Humans appeared during the Cenozoic era.

Explanation

Scientists built the geologic time scale by comparing rock layers and the fossils found in them, so A is true. Precambrian time is the oldest span and covers about 88 percent of Earth’s history, making D true. The first birds appeared in the Mesozoic Era, and humans appeared in the Cenozoic Era, so E and G are true. The fossil record includes life on land as well as in water, and the time scale uses eons, eras, periods, and smaller units—not centuries—so B, C, and F are false.

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