Earth Systems and Dinosaur Extinction

Scientists know exactly what caused the dinosaur extinction on Earth.

• True

• False

What is the most widely accepted theory about why dinosaurs were killed off?

• Climate change heated up the Earth

• Massive flooding on Earth

• An ice age developed on Earth

• An asteroid hit Earth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the words below is NOT part of the Earth System?

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• terrasphere

• biosphere

Which of the following would NOT be part of Earth's geosphere?

• mountains

• rivers

• volcanoes

• soil

Which of the following terms are part of Earth's hydrosphere?

(There is more than one answer)

• glaciers

• ocean

• lava

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following terms are part of Earth's biosphere?

(There is more than one answer)

• soil

• rocks

• animals

• trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which ocean creature went extinct at the same time as the T-Rex?

• coral

• mosasaurus

• ammonites

• megoladon

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How long ago did the mass extinction of dinosaurs occur?

• 65 million years

• 45 million years

• 75 million years

• 35 million years

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4