9.

5 Age of Earth
What is the age of earth?
The age of Earth is estimated to be 4.5
billion years based on meteorites
obtained.
• Earth has gone
through various stages
of periods which have
changed or shaped the
Earth’s landscape.
• Geologists define a
long period of time as
an era.
• Each era is divided
into several periods.

What era are we

living in?
Fossil
What is the importance of fossil?
The importance of fossils to current
scientific development:
• Fossil records can provide information
about how animals and plants species on
Earth have evolved over millions of
years.
• Fossil records can also provide
information about species that have gone
extinct.
Various organisms on Earth since 5000 million years ago

1. When did fish first

appear on Earth?

2. Between insects and

flowering plants, which
appeared on Earth first?

3. When did seaweeds

first appear on Earth?
9.6 Earth's Resources and
Applied Geology
Surface water
Underground water
Economic mineral
 Natural resources
The formation of coal
 Natural resources
The formation of petroleum and natural gas