Evolution and Earth's History

Evolution and Earth's History

8th Grade

30 Qs

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Evolution and Earth's History

Evolution and Earth's History

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-4, MS-ESS1-4

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

30 questions

Show all answers

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

Tags

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

Tags

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.

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Media Image

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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