Which of the following is the shortest interval of geologic time?an eon
a period
an era

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Answer 1
Answer: An eon is a geologically around tens of millions of years. A period is a million year included in an eon which is also made up of several eras. Therefore my answer is a period due to it being a subset of an era which is a subset of an eon.
Answer 2
Answer:

The answer is Period. This is the shortest interval of geologic time.


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Hi There! :)

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