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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.
What does geological mean?
i don't know man. go search it on the dictionary or something.
Which earthquake scale is better use?
Most people I know like to use the Richter scale.
What did Florence Bascom contribute to science?
She was the first woman member of the United States Geological Survey.
Why do insurance companies use the Mercalli scale instead of the Richter scale?
Because the Mercalli Scale measures the amount of damage an earthquake does, rather than how powerful it is. That way, they know how much money they are accountable for.
Who invented physics as you know it today?
ME
When was the trumpet as you know it today invented?
The modern trumpet was invented around 1814-1820.
Who invented the states of the US?
who made the us today as we know it
Are epochs part of periods?
Periods are subdivided into periods of time know as epochs.
How did geologist decide where on division of the geological time scale ends and the next begins?
The answer before this was smart alec and stupid so I'm just typing this instead so you know not to look at this.
What type of plate boundary and geological event is mountains?
I know that the plate boundaries are 2 continental but I don't know the geological event.
How were the periods divided in the geological time scale?
The longest periods of the geological time scale are eons. Each eon is divided into eras and each era is made up of periods, which are further divided into epochs. Each division ended when a significant geological event occurred, such as a major ice age ending or a meteor impact resulting in a mass extinction of animal life, etc.
How did geologists decide where one division of the geological time scale ends and the next begins?
The answer before this was smart alec and stupid so I'm just typing this instead so you know not to look at this.
Who built the Matterhorn?
Geological conditions created the Matterhorn commencing some 200 million years ago. The shape as we know it today comes from a million years of erosion
How geological units of similar ages are shown on a geological map?
I don't know I thought you smart asses had the answers
In 1949 did Hazel Bishop perfect lipstick as we know it today?
She invented smudge-proof lipstick.
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.
