If 1 meter equals 1 billion years and each millimeter is 1 million years, is 4.6 meters 4,600 million years ago (mya) or is it 4,600 bya? And if I measure it out on my timeline, isn’t 4.6 meters like 15 feet long?! Thanks

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If 1 meter equals 1 billion years and each millimeter is 1 million years, is 4.6 meters 4,600 million years ago (mya) or is it 4,600 bya? And if I measure it out on my timeline, isn’t 4.6 meters like 15 feet long?! Thanks
Name
Logan
653
MiniLab
Analysis
11/14NTILIVI
LUVY wr.
12/5/22c
Geologic Time Scale
SOME GIVEN DATES.
Event
Earliest evidence of life
Paleozoic era begins.
First land plants
Mesozoic era begins
Triassic period begins
Jurassic period begins
First dinosaurs
Date
A Time Line
In this activity you will construct a time line that is a scale model of the Geologic
Time Scale. Use a scale in which 1 meter equals 1 billion years. Each millimeter
then represents 1 million years.
Procedure
measure out. 4.6 meters = 4,600 My a
Use a meterstick to draw a continuous line down the middle of a fan seripof adding-
machine tape.
Organizing Data
2 At one end of the tape, draw a vertical line and label it "The Present."
3 Measure off the distance that represents 4.6 billion years ago. Draw a vertical line at that
point and label it "Earth's Beginning."
4 Using the table below, plot the location of each event on your time line. Label the event
and the number of years ago.it occurred.
Estimated
years ago
3.5 billion
540million
430 million
2 million
25 million
200 million
225 million
Event
First birds
Cretaceous period begins
Dinosaurs become extinct
Cenozoic era begins
Primates appear
Humans appear
Estimated
years ago
million
150
146 million
66
million
66 million
60
million
250 000
of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc..
Transcribed Image Text:Name Logan 653 MiniLab Analysis 11/14NTILIVI LUVY wr. 12/5/22c Geologic Time Scale SOME GIVEN DATES. Event Earliest evidence of life Paleozoic era begins. First land plants Mesozoic era begins Triassic period begins Jurassic period begins First dinosaurs Date A Time Line In this activity you will construct a time line that is a scale model of the Geologic Time Scale. Use a scale in which 1 meter equals 1 billion years. Each millimeter then represents 1 million years. Procedure measure out. 4.6 meters = 4,600 My a Use a meterstick to draw a continuous line down the middle of a fan seripof adding- machine tape. Organizing Data 2 At one end of the tape, draw a vertical line and label it "The Present." 3 Measure off the distance that represents 4.6 billion years ago. Draw a vertical line at that point and label it "Earth's Beginning." 4 Using the table below, plot the location of each event on your time line. Label the event and the number of years ago.it occurred. Estimated years ago 3.5 billion 540million 430 million 2 million 25 million 200 million 225 million Event First birds Cretaceous period begins Dinosaurs become extinct Cenozoic era begins Primates appear Humans appear Estimated years ago million 150 146 million 66 million 66 million 60 million 250 000 of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc..
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