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List the following units of time from shortest to longest: age,eon,epoch,era,period, and year

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year, age, epoch, period, era, eon

Explanation:

The shortest to longest geological time scale units are year, age, epoch, period, era, eon

What is geological time scale?

It is the calendar of Earth's historical events. The time scale sub- divided into units of abstract time  such as eons, eras, periods, epochs, ages, years.

The geologic time scale is measured based on observable characteristics of different layers on rock surface formed during various time periods and fossils present in every layer.

Dating  is the most common method to measure over the time and the most advanced method stratigraphy and geochronology in which any time scale be periodically updated.

Other way to also classify different segment of geological time scale are either by using data of the occurrence of major geologic events and the appearance or disappearance of valuable life-forms.

Hence the correct order from shortest to longest time scale are year, age, epoch, period, era, eon

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