The Idea That Earth Formed Only a Few Thousand Years

question 76

Multiple Choice

The idea that Earth formed only a few thousand years ago is

• A) basically accepted today by science.
• B) based on little physical evidence and is more appropriately considered a belief.
• C) referred to as uniformitarianism.
• D) the basis of the geologic time scale.

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