Evolution and Earth's History

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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30 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A brown rabbit is easily hunted & killed in arctic ecosystem. Which would appear most often in future generations
grey rabbits
white rabbits
brown rabbits
an even mix of grey white and brown rabbits
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The feathers of a wild turkey allow it to blend into its habitat. Which best describes this adaptations?
mimicry
predation
camouflage
learned behavior
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best hypothesis for the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period?
The dinosaurs killed each other.
Humans destroyed all the dinosaurs.
The climate changed and the dinosaurs could not adapt.
Mammals evolved and killed the dinosaurs.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where would evidence of earthquakes most often be found throughout Earth's history?
in dry riverbeds
along fault lines
along the ocean shoreline
in desert sand dune formations
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the law of superposition, which best describes ages of four undisturbed rock layers relative to one another?
All layers of rock were deposited at about same time and are about same age
youngest rock is found on top, the older layers closer to center of earth oldest
rock layer found on top, the younger layer closer to center of earth
youngest layer found on bottom, then the oldest layer, then younger again
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method would be BEST for scientists to use to determine the absolute age of a Precambrian igneous rock?
index fossils
law of superposition
radiometric dating
law of original horizontality
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which best explains why the bird evolved with differently shaped beaks?
They interbred with each other.
Some birds had defective gene pools.
All of the birds ate the same type of food.
They adapted to eating different types of food.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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