Compare and contrast the basic time-stratigraphic units and their corresponding time units? Give
examples of these two types of units. What will be an ideal response?
The basic time-stratigraphic unit is the System. The basic time unit is the Period. Other timestratigraphic/
time unit pairs are Series/Epoch and Stage/Age. Time-stratigraphic units include all
rocks deposited in the indicated time unit. Time units, in contrast, include all of the time
between time unit boundaries. For example, the Devonian System of rocks was deposited during
the Devonian Period
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Which calculation was done to determine the rate of calcite accumulation in soils in Gile and Grossman's experiment?
A) the number of kilograms of calcite found in the soil column divided by time (calculated by radioactive carbon dating) B) the number of kilograms of calcite found in the soil column (estimated by comparison with known sources) multiplied by time (estimated by comparison with similar rock layers elsewhere) C) time (calculated by radioactive carbon dating) divided by the number of kilograms of calcite found in the soil column (measured in the lab) D) time (calculated by using known fossils) divided by the number of kilograms of calcite found in the soil column
Situation identifies a place by its
A) location relative to other objects. B) mathematical location on Earth's surface. C) nominal location. D) unique physical characteristics. E) primary dimensions.
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