Geography

Geological Time Activities
Part 1 - Q & A 1) What happened at 12 AM January 1, 2004?  Earth formed from planetary nebula 1/1/04 12:00 AM

2) What happened at 4:41 PM February, 25 2004? Inferred origin of life (first cells) 2/25/04 4:41 PM

3) How long of actual time happened between the event in question one and two?

700 years

4) What happen at 3:39 PM September 3, 2004? First multi-celled organisms (seaweed and algae) 9/3/04 3:39 PM

5) What happened at 7:40 PM November 21, 2004?

Ordovician system begins 11/21/04 7:40 PM First fish 11/21/04 7:40 PM

6) What happened at 1:27PM December 2, 2004?

First sharks 12/2/04 1:27 PM

7) What happened at 12:09 PM December 12, 2004? End of Paleozoic, 96% of all life on Earth perishes 12/12/04 12:09 PM

8) What happened at 8:37 PM December 13, 2004? First dinosaurs (Eoraptor and Saltoposuchus) 12/13/04 8:37 PM

9) What happened at 7:52 PM December 26, 2004? End of Mesozoic, probably meteor or comet impact 12/26/04 7:52 PM

10) What happened at 5:18 PM December 31, 2004? Oldest human like ancestors (hominids) 12/31/04 5:18 PM

11) What happened at 11:48 PM December 31, 2004? First modern man, Homo sapiens 12/31/04 11:48 PM

12) What happened at 12:00 AM January 1, 2005? World War II 1/1/05 12:00 AM

13) How long of actual time happened between the event in question 11 and 12? 62.9 years

14) How old is the Earth?

4600 Million years before now

15) On the chart how many years are represented by one second. about 146 years

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