PPT-The Moon: Geologic History and

Future Exploration What we knew about the Moon before Apollo Apollo Missions Astronaut activities on the lunar surface Caring for the Samples on Earth Discoveries about the Moon The Highlands Discoveries about the Moon The Maria. the ARTICLE (for teachers Moon History Erased! lunar module and declared, "This is one small step for man, one giant leap especially important because the original video footage of the live transmis GEOL 2110. Lecture 2. Scales of Time and Change. Major Concepts. Geological events cover huge amounts of time that are hard to grasp in the span of human life. We tend to focus on dramatic, short-lived geologic events that we witness and are unaware of subtle, but geologically important events . How long ago were the dinosaurs here? How do we even describe geologic time anyway?. EONS. which are divided into . ERAS. ,. which are divided into. . PERIODS. ,. which are divided into. . EPOCHS. Chapter 7 lesson 4. What is the geologic time scale?. Geologists use the geologic time scale to show Earth’s history.. It is a record of the geologic events and the evolution of life forms as shown by the fossil record.. By Paula . Waggy. Franklin High School. With students working in pairs, pass the cardboard or . styrofoam. strips with insects pinned to them but in the wrong time periods. As an alternative, students can use their own insect collections and receive empty strips.. In depth: chapter 19. Geologic Time Scale. Examining layers of sedimentary rock, scientists have put together a chronology of Earth’s history.. It is divided into 4 Eras:. 1. Precambrian (3.5 . bya. It has been suggested that, sometimes, drastic changes that can form a new species . take . place.. Under this idea, a new species may form after a group becomes separated from the original population.. Regents Earth Science. Miss Wojdan. The . presence of coal in Antarctica indicates . that. Forests can grow on continental . . glaciers. Coal can form in cold climates. Antarctica’s climate was once warmer. The geologic time scale divides Earth’s long history into units of time…. Eras. .  . Periods. .  . Epochs. Eras. are divided into . P. eriods. .. Periods. are divided into . Epochs. .. Precambrian. Jacob Bleacher. Goddard Space Flight Center. 3. rd. Affordable Mars Workshop. Dec. 2, 2015. Geologic field work can be loosely defined as the body of work necessary to:. Determine the spatial distribution, age and attitude of the rock types within an area. a. Fossils. 3. Geologic Time Scale. 4. Geologic Belts. 5. NC Geologic History. How do we know . geologic . history. ?. Earth's History. Earth's history spans over a length of . 4.5 billion . years. Geologists have divided that time into units based on major geologic events and life forms. Normally we think of time in terms of days or years but geologists commonly refer to events that happened millions or billions of years ago. For example earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. GEOLOGIC TIME. Michelle Kirchoff. Southwest Research Institute. Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution. Southwest Research Institute in Boulder. http://. www.boulder.swri.edu. /. Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution (CLOE). What is it and Why do we care? . What is the geologic time scale? . . Geologic Time Scale:. A record of the Earth’s . history broken up into . various units of time that. are based on types of . fossils contained within .