Earth's Organisms

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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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24 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why do some organisms never turn into fossils?
They are far too large to be buried in the ground.
They are made mostly of soft tissues.
They contain too much protein to be preserved.
They contain chemicals that prevent the hardening of their bodies.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of these can lead to the extinction of a species?
Loss of habitat
Small temperature changes
Increase in food supply
Decrease in available light
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the relative age of a rock?
Its age compared with the ages of other rocks
Less than the age of the fossils the rock contains
The number of years since the rock formed
Its age based on how much carbon-14 the rock contains
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why do geologists use radioactive dating?
To determine the relative ages of rock layers
To tell the difference between molds and casts
To tell where on soil horizon ends and the next one begins
To determine the absolute ages of rocks
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between relative age and absolute age?
Evaluate responses using AI:
OFF
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What can be said about the many new life forms that evolved during the Cambrian Explosion that began the Paleozoic Era?
They lived on land.
They were invertebrates that lived in the sea.
They were vertebrates covered with scales or fur.
They were single-celled.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Earth's earliest atmosphere lacked which gas that is necessary for life as we know it to exist today?
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Argon
Oxygen
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