Geological Facts Quiz
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Based on radiometric dating of meteorites and Earth rocks, the age of the Earth is approximately how many billion years?

  • 6.2 billion years
  • 8.9 billion years
  • 4.54 billion years (correct)
  • 2.5 billion years

    • Which of the following is not a division used in the geologic time scale?

  • Era
  • Aeon (correct)
  • Eon
  • Epoch

    • What does the principle of Uniformitarianism posit?

  • Geological processes are influenced by human activity
  • Geological processes have changed over time
  • Geological processes are unpredictable
  • Geological processes have operated similarly throughout Earth's history (correct)

    • Which type of plate boundary involves plates moving apart?

    <p>Divergent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of dividing Earth's history into eons, eras, periods, and epochs?

    <p>To understand the chronological order of Earth's past</p> Signup and view all the answers

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