The _____ Age Has Been a Period of Cataclysmic Change

question 3

Multiple Choice

The _____ age has been a period of cataclysmic change.For the first time,people became truly aware of the sensitive environment in which we live and became alarmed by our dependence on vital natural resources.

• A) industrial
• B) great depression
• C) preindustrial
• D) postindustrial
• E) customization

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Definitions:

Explanation

A statement or account that makes something clear by describing it in detail, often to elucidate a particular phenomenon.

Geologic Timescale

A system used by geologists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred throughout Earth's history.

Stratigraphic Timeline

A chronological ordering of layered sedimentary rocks, representing the sequential events in the Earth's geologic history.

Mesozoic Era

A major subdivision of geologic time from 251 million years ago (Ma) to 65 Ma; characterized by dinosaurs.