How Was the Geologic Time Scale Developed

question 6

Multiple Choice

How was the geologic time scale developed?

• A) By correlating exposed rock sections from around the world.
• B) By systematically dividing all of earth history into equally spaced time intervals, similar to the hours and minutes on a clock.
• C) By radiometrically dating successive intervals in rock layers.
• D) By compiling Biblical and historical records to reconstruct Earth's history.
• E) All of the answers listed here.

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Definitions:

Interval

A range of numbers between two set points.

Real Number Line

A one-dimensional line on which every point corresponds to a real number and every real number to a point.

Real Number Line

A line that graphically represents all possible real numbers, where each point on the line corresponds to a unique real number.

Inequality

An inequality is a mathematical statement indicating that two expressions are not equal, represented by symbols such as > (greater than), < (less than), ≥ (greater than or equal to), or ≤ (less than or equal to).