Which of the Following Time Scale Divisions Shows a Sequence

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following time scale divisions shows a sequence from the longest to the shortest (e.g.,month,week,day,hour,etc.) ?

• A)era,eon,epoch,period
• B)eon,epoch,period,era
• C)period,era,eon,epoch
• D)eon,era,period,epoch

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

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Sample Mean

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Central Tendency

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Inferential Statistics

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