What are the four basic units that make up the geologic time scale? List the specific ones that apply to the present day

What will be an ideal response?


Eons, eras, periods, and epochs make up the geologic time scale. Present day is part of the Phanerozoic eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary period, and Holocene/Anthropocene epoch.

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A) 2.2 million acres B) 1.6 million acres C) 2.9 million acres D) 2.5 million acres E) cannot be determined

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Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity (or commodities)?

A) telegraph and telephones B) transportation C) textiles D) computers and information technology E) coal and steel

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Most orogenesis occurs along ________ plate boundaries

A) divergent B) convergent C) transform D) hot spot

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Developed countries

a. are high-income b. are low-income c. use about 88% of the world's resources d. make up about 80% of the world's population e. Are high-income and use about 88% of the worlds resources

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