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What is the purpose of the Geologic Time Scale?
What is the purpose of the Geologic Time Scale?
- To measure the depth of rock layers
- To determine the age of Earth's outer surface
- To understand the history of human civilization
- To identify and describe crucial episodes in life’s history (correct)
Why did scientists turn to rocks to comprehend the full expanse of time?
Why did scientists turn to rocks to comprehend the full expanse of time?
- Because rocks are the only source of historical information
- Because rocks are easier to study than other natural phenomena
- Because rocks provide clues about human history
- Because rocks contain evidence of crucial episodes in life’s history (correct)
What did Danish scientist Nicolas Steno publish in 1669?
What did Danish scientist Nicolas Steno publish in 1669?
- The first laws of biology
- The first laws of gravity
- The first laws of stratigraphy (correct)
- The first laws of archaeology
What did geologists use to identify and describe crucial episodes in life’s history?
What did geologists use to identify and describe crucial episodes in life’s history?
What was the main challenge for humans in comprehending the vast stretches of time covered by the history of life?
What was the main challenge for humans in comprehending the vast stretches of time covered by the history of life?
What was the significance of the bursts of evolutionary diversity and disastrous extinction events in the history of life on Earth?
What was the significance of the bursts of evolutionary diversity and disastrous extinction events in the history of life on Earth?
Who argued that the layers closer to the surface must be younger than the layers below them?
Who argued that the layers closer to the surface must be younger than the layers below them?
In which decade did Giovanni Arduino study the Italian Alps and organize their layers based on their depth and composition?
In which decade did Giovanni Arduino study the Italian Alps and organize their layers based on their depth and composition?
What did William Smith use to compare rocks from different locations and match their ages?
What did William Smith use to compare rocks from different locations and match their ages?
What did Italian geologist Giovanni Arduino name the top layers of softer alluvial deposits?
What did Italian geologist Giovanni Arduino name the top layers of softer alluvial deposits?
What allowed geologists to compare rocks from one location to another and create a universal time scale?
What allowed geologists to compare rocks from one location to another and create a universal time scale?
What is the name of the system that modern scientists have used to organize Earth's history based on clues from early geologists like Steno, Arduino, and Smith?
What is the name of the system that modern scientists have used to organize Earth's history based on clues from early geologists like Steno, Arduino, and Smith?
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