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The largest formal unit of geologic time is ______.

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Answer:

Eon

Step-by-step explanation:

The largest formal unit of geologic time is the eon. They are so long that they are divided into ages

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Answer:

The correct answer is Eons.

Step-by-step explanation:

The largest formal unit of geologic time is an Eon.

An Eon is a very long period of time for which we cannot know exactly how many years it represents.

For geology, the Eon represents a period of a billion years, but also, it is each one of the periods in which the geological time of our planet is divided.

Therefore we have the following Eons:

-Phanerozoic: 543 million years ago.

-Proterozoic : from 2,500 to 543 million years ago

- Archaic: from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago.

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