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Human existence has been very brief compared to the entire expanse of geologic time.
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How does the existence of people on Earth compare with the length of geologic time on Earth?
I can't pull the number from the top of my head but I think it might be around 1/32 of earth's time.
What is the shortest piece of geologic time?
The shortest piece of Geologic time is the Holocene Epoch in the Cenozoic Era>
Is A geologic era is a shorter unit of time than a geologic period?
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What word represents the broadest division on a geologic time scale?
Precambrian is the largest division of the geologic time scale.
In which eon of the geologic time scale means visable life?
Phanerozoic is the eon which geologic time scale means visable life.
How do humans relate to geologic time scale?
in the scope of geologic time, how significant is the presence of humans?
How are the subdivisions of geologic time relate to one another?
they all connect
What were the major geologic events in Jurassic time period?
The existence and extinction of the dinosaurs.
How is the geologic time scale different from time scales that show human activities or accomplishments?
The units of geologic time are much longer
For what fraction of geologic time life has existed on earth for what fraction of geologic time have human existed on the earth?
Approx 1/22500 of it.
What do the relative geologic time and absolute geologic time combine to form?
The geologic time scale.
Diffrenciate geologic time with geologic column?
Geologic column is an ordered arrangement of rock layers that is based on the relative age of the rocks. Geologic time is the time IN the geologic column.
How does the existence of people on Earth compare with the length of geologic time on Earth?
I can't pull the number from the top of my head but I think it might be around 1/32 of earth's time.
Compare geologic time with geologic column?
a geologic time scale has eras, made up of periods, epochs, etc. hope this helps! :D
What is an era in geologic time?
an era is a very long span of geologic time
How does the existence of humans on earth compare with the duration of geological time?
Here's an example to demonstrate the length of time that human beings have existed when compared to the time from Earth's formation:Observe the length of your arm from your shoulder to your fingertips. This will represent geologic time; the time from the formation of the Earth. Run a fingernail file across the end of the fingernail of your longest finger. You have just erased the period of time in which Homo sapiens has existed.
What does geologic time have to do with eras?
Eras are subdivisions of larger units of geologic time called eons.
