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National Park Service: What Is Geologic Time? WebsiteNational Park Service: What Is Geologic Time? Website
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9th - 10th
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National Park Service: What Is Geologic Time?

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A discussion of geologic time, along with a presentation of evidence for the time span involved.

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Concepts

geologic time scale, geologists, relative dating

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geological eras, earth's crust, national park services: what is geologic time?, ancient earth, radiometric ages, relative geologic time scale

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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