Earth's History AIR Review

All of the following are examples of uniformitarianism except:

• formation of a delta

• carving a canyon

• an asteroid crashing

• small earthquakes

A very sudden, fast, violent change to earth's surface is known as:

• Uniformitarianism

• Catastrophism

• Relative Dating

• Index Fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What marks the end of one era and the beginning of a new era?

• when a mass extinction occurs

• when a century goes by

• when any single species dies out

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How old is the Earth?

• 6.4 billion  years
• 46 billion years
• 64 billion years
• 4.6 billion years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which letter best represents the first appearance of humans of Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

At what point did a catastrophic (major) environmental change most likely take place across the planet?

• 65 million years ago

• 144 million years ago

• 225 million years ago

• 400 million years ago

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which graph best represents human existence on Earth, compared with Earth's entire history?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What 3 things make something a good index fossil (Select 3):

• Short-lived

• Abundant

• Long-lived

• Wide-spread

• Rare

Which layer is the youngest?

• 1

• 4

• 7

• 9

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the oldest?

• 9

• 6

• 3

• 1

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4