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What is the mnemonic for the hierarchy of geological time?
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S E E P E A
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Using SEEPEA list the classifications of geological time
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Supereon. Eon. Era. Period. Epoch. Age
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What are the two Supereons called?
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There is no name for the current Supereon.
The earlier is the PRE-CAMBRIAN |
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What is the mnemonic for the eons?
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HAD ARC PRO PHA
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What is the mnemonic for the eons?
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HAD ARC PRO PHA
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The for eras are ...
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Hardean
Archeon Proterozoic Phanerozoic |
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The four eons are ...
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Hardean
Archeon Proterozoic Phanerozoic |
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The four eons are ...
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Hardean
Archeon Proterozoic Phanerozoic |
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The four eras of the Archean eon are
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Eoarchean
Paleoarchean Mesoarchean Neoatch |
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The three eras of the Protozeroic eon are
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Paleoproterozoic
Mesoproterozoic Neoproterozpic |
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The three eras of the Phanerozoic eon are
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Paleozoic era
Mesozoic era Cenozoic era |
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The six periods in the Paleozoic era are
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Cambrian
Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian |
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The three periods of the Mesozoic era are
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Triassic
Jurassic Cretaceous |
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The three periods of the Cenozoic era are
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Paleogene
Neogene Quaternary |
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The three epochs of the Paleogene are
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Palocene
Eocene Oligocene |
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The three periods of the Cenozoic era are
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Paleogene
Neogene Quaternary |
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The three epochs of the Paleogene are
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Palocene
Eocene Oligocene |
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The two epochs of the neogene are
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Miocene epoch
Pliocene epoch |
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The two epochs in the Quaternary period are
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Pleistocene epoch
Holocene epoch |
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The four ages of the Pleistocene epoch are
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Gelasian Pleistocene
Calabrian Pleistocene Middle Pleistocene Late Pleistocene |
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When is it suggested that the Anthropocene commenced?
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Circa 1800 with the Industrial Revolution
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The three periods of the Cenozoic era are
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Paleogene
Neogene Quaternary |
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The three epochs of the Paleogene are
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Palocene
Eocene Oligocene |
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The two epochs of the neogene are
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Miocene epoch
Pliocene epoch |
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The two epochs in the Quaternary period are
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Pleistocene epoch
Holocene epoch |
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The four ages of the Pleistocene epoch are
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Gelasian Pleistocene
Calabrian Pleistocene Middle Pleistocene Late Pleistocene |
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When is it suggested that the Anthropocene commenced?
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Circa 1800 with the Industrial Revolution
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10 periods of human development
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Mesolithic
Neolithic (stone age) Bronze Age Iron Age Roman Early medieval period Medieval period Post-medieval period Industrial/modern |
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The three periods of the Cenozoic era are
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Paleogene
Neogene Quaternary |
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The three epochs of the Paleogene are
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Palocene
Eocene Oligocene |
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The two epochs of the neogene are
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Miocene epoch
Pliocene epoch |
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The two epochs in the Quaternary period are
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Pleistocene epoch
Holocene epoch |
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The four ages of the Pleistocene epoch are
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Gelasian Pleistocene
Calabrian Pleistocene Middle Pleistocene Late Pleistocene |
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When is it suggested that the Anthropocene commenced?
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Circa 1800 with the Industrial Revolution
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9 periods of human development
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Mesolithic
Neolithic (stone age) Bronze Age Iron Age Roman Early medieval period Medieval period Post-medieval period Industrial/modern |
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When was the palaeolithic period?
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pre circa 8800 BC
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When was the Neolithic period?
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c. 2000 BC - 800 BC
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When was the Iron Age?
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c. 800 - 1 BC
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When was the Roman period?
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c. AD 1 - 400
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When was the early medieval period?
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c. AD 400 - 800
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When was the Medieval period?
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800 - c. 1500
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When was the post-medieval period?
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c. 1500 - c. 1800
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When is the Modern/Industrial period considered to have started?
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Around 1800
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When was the Bronze Age?
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c. 2000 BC - 800 BC
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When was the Paleolithic period?
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Before about 8800 BC
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When was the Iron Age?
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c. 800 - 1 BC
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When was the Roman period?
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c. AD 1 - 400
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When was the early medieval period?
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c. AD 400 - 800
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When was the Medieval period?
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800 - c. 1500
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When was the post-medieval period?
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c. 1500 - c. 1800
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When is the Modern/Industrial period considered to have started?
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Around 1800
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The Stone Age is now referred to as what?
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The Neolithic
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When was the Neolithic (Stone Age)?
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c. 4900 - 2000 BC
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When was the Mesolithic period?
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c. 8800 - 4900 BC
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