Different Periods of the Geologic Time Scale Are Different in Length.Why

question 32

Multiple Choice

Different periods of the geologic time scale are different in length.Why?

• A)Early geologists made mistakes,but it was easier to retain the terminology in the time scale.
• B)The time scale was developed ad hoc,as a relative time scale based on rocks and fossil succession with no reference to absolute time when it was developed.
• C)The geologists who developed the time scale did not care about absolute ages.
• D)None of the above

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