Third Quest Level 2 Quiz

Name the seven continents.

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Greenland, Europe, Australia

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Middle East

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Arctic

What is a mass extinction?

• A significant increase in the number of species on Earth.

• A significant decrease in the biodiversity of a specific region.

• An event where a large percentage of all life on Earth dies out in a relatively short period of time.

• The extinction of a single species due to natural causes.

What led to the K-T extinction?

• The rise of mammals on Earth.

• A gradual change in the Earth's climate over millions of years.

• A large asteroid impact and volcanic activity.

• The evolution of flowering plants.

Describe the Great Dying.

• The extinction event that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period.

• The mass extinction event at the end of the Permian period, which is the most severe in Earth's history.

• A term used to describe the extinction of dinosaurs.

• The period of significant climate change during the Ice Age.

Name the vowels.

• A, E, I, O, U (sometimes Y)

• A, B, C, D, E

• A, E, I, O, U, Y

• A, I, O, U, Y

What do scientists need to prove a hypothesis?

• A theory

• An opinion

• Evidence

• A guess

What was "The Great Dying"?

• A) A famous battle

• B) The biggest mass extinction ever

• C) A natural disaster

• D) The name of a volcano

How many years ago did "The Great Dying" happen?

• A) 100 million years ago

• B) 252 million years ago

• C) 65 million years ago

• D) 1 billion years ago

What proportion of species went extinct during "The Great Dying"?

• A) 1 out of 10 species

• B) 5 out of 10 species

• C) 9 out of 10 species

• D) All species

What are the vowels in the English alphabet?

• A) a, e, i, o, u

• B) a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

• C) a, e, i, o

• D) a, i, u, e, o, and sometimes y