Fig. 3
From: Using analogy to learn about phenomena at scales outside human perception

Distribution of student responses in Experiment 1 on the Geologic Concept Inventory question. Note: Students are presented with five time lines: response option A – life occurred when Earth formed, option B – humans and dinosaurs coexisted, option C – dinosaurs appeared much earlier than they did, option D – the correct relative positions, and option E – all life formed at the beginning of Earth’s history