Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Geologic Time

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the geologic time scale?

• A) The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during the Cenozoic era.
• B) Over 87 percent of Earth's history has elapsed during the more recent Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic eras.
• C) Both relative and absolute dating methods are used in determining the sequence of the time scale.
• D) We live in the Tertiary period.

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