TRUE or FALSE

1. The Geologic Time Scale (GTS) is an arbitrary chronological arrangement or
sequence of geologic events
2. The geologic time scale is used as a measure of the relative or absolute
duration or age of any part of geologic time.
3. The geologic time is usually presented in the form of a chart showing the names
of the various rock-stratigraphic, time-stratigraphic, or geologic-time units.
4. The table of geologic time spans agrees primarily with the nomenclature, dales
and standard color codes as set forth by the International Commission on
Stratification.
5. Relative dating is an important tool used to portray the history of the Earth.
6. Absolute dating provides the exact age of our planet.
7. Igneous rocks are the best types of rock samples to use for radiometric dating
8. The geologic time scale is divided into eons, eras, and periods
9. The Earth is very new, and the study of Earth's past requires us to think about
times that were millions or even billions of years ago.
10. The age of the Earth is 13.8 billion years.
11. Scientists use the geologic time to illustrate the order in which events on Earth
have happened.
12. The Earth's entire history is separated into four principal divisions namely
Hadeon, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic.
13. The generally accepted divisions of the geologic time from the smallest to the
most encompassing are eon, era, period, epoch, age.
14. Humans appeared during the quarternary period.
15. Geologist make use of information derived from marker fossils to define and
identify subdivisions of geologic time scale.​

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