Geological Time Scale
Understanding the geological time scale
This gives us an in depth look into what the geological time scale is, and how it works.
What is the Geological time Scale ?
The geological time scale is the calendar for events that occurred on Earth. It gives us an estimate of when specific organisms lived and died, rock record, and timing and relationships of events in chronological order.
The importance
The geological time scale helps scientists understand the history of our earth and enables them to see how the Earth has changed (in all aspects) over the years.
Radiometric dating
Is the process or technique in which we use to date the age of a material by testing the carbon within the material or the rock surrounding the material. Tha includes fossils !!
Relative dating
This process of determining the order of past events during a general time period is used within geological time.
