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Where do the names of the periods come from on the geologic time scale?
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Why are some units of geologic time scale longer and some shorter?
Because its whenever something drastic happens, or a dominant animal dies off and new ones come in.
Where does oil come from naturally?
If you mean crude oil, then this is produced in the ground over geologic time by the decomposition of small marine creatures that were trapped in the sediments as they were deposited.
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Where does the term Cambrian explosion come from?
roman word for whales roman word for whales Cambrian is the first time period in the Paleozoic Era. Like much of the geologic time scale its origin dates to the work of 18th century British geologists. The name was chosen because its was described in Wales. It has long been a practice in science to latinize scientific words. To the Romans, Wales was known as Cambria.
Hardness of a ruby?
It is one of the hardest naturally occuring substances on Earth. On the Mohs hardness scale, where the mineral talc is the softest (1 on the scale) and diamond is the hardest (10 on the scale), rubies, sapphires, and emeralds all come in at around 9.
What is the purpose of a geological time scale?
The reason Geologic Timescales are used are to give sense of what time begining from 4.5 billion years ago, and the satges through Evolution. That's how it's possibly percieved, I am not accuratly certain, so do research and come up with a possible answer to counter my statement.
Why are some units of geologic time scale longer and some shorter?
Because its whenever something drastic happens, or a dominant animal dies off and new ones come in.
Where did the name Quartenary come from?
It continues up to the present time and is the period that we live in. The Quaternary Period is divided into two epochs :The Pleistocene Epoch - 1.8 million to 11,000 years agoThe Holocene Epoch - 11,000 years ago to presentEach epoch has unique characteristics for climate and geography, so the plants and animals that lived during those times are unique to each epoch, too.The Geologic Time Naming SystemIn the early 1800's a system for naming geologic time periods was devised using four periods of geologic time. They were named using Latin root words. In Latin, quatr means four. Early geologists chose the name Quaternary for the fourth period in this system. We no longer use this system of dividing geologic time, but the name, Quaternary, is still commonly used for the most recent period in geologic time.The system for naming the periods is constantly changing. As more information is collected, analyzed, and debated, the divisions created for looking at geologic time changes. The Quaternary Period is no longer an official geologic time period. This time is now considered part of the larger Neogene Period.
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