Age of the Earth by Chris Byron

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Age of the Earth

Published on Dec 03, 2015

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Geologic Time

If the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old

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Where

do we fit?

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How long is

a million seconds?

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Do people

live a billion seconds?

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A glass of water

.06% hominids show up

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Geo Laws & Principles

aging stuff

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Superposition

Older stuff deeper than younger

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Original Horizontality

sediment starts flat

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uniformitariansm

things change, but prinicples don't

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cross-cut

younger stuff cuts older

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inclusion

older rock can be found in younger rock

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24 hour clock

when do we show up?

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What is a Significant Event

in Earth's history?

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IF 1 step = about 50 million years,

how many steps would your event be?

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Now, select 10 other events

create a walking tour of Earth's history

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