Answer:
C. The formation name is symbolized by capital letters
Explanation:
The capital letter represents the the age of the geological unit and not the formation name. The history of the Earth has been divided by Geologists into Eons (the largest division), Eras, Periods, and Epochs , mostly based on the fossils found in rocks.
Answer:
An eon
Explanation:
The first broad division of the geologic timescale is the eon. Others are Eras, Periods and Epoch.
Eons are the most broad and the largest of divisions of the timescale. There are two categories of the eons which are:
- Hadean eon
- Archean eon
- Proterozoic eon
- Phanerozoic eon
The Phanerozoic eon is the most recent. The Hadean eon is the is the oldest eon.
Earth's atmosphere has a series of layers, each with its own specific traits. Moving upward from ground level, these layers are named the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. Hope this helped.
