History of the Earth and Their Evidences

History of the Earth and Their Evidences

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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History of the Earth and Their Evidences

History of the Earth and Their Evidences

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, HS-PS1-8

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes the fossil record?

provides evidence that disputes the theory of evolution.

provides evidence of a common ancestor to many species.

cannot provide evidence of evolution

inaccurate because scientists are not able to date fossils.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which method is most likely to identify what happened before the start of the Paleozoic era?

Scientists study fossils from the Jurassic era.

Scientists explore the emergence of mammals and humans in the Cenozoic era

Scientists observe index fossil records of the Mesozoic era.

Scientists examine fossil evidence during the Precambrian time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which information can be determined using half-life?

percentage of rock that has aged

number of radioactive particles left

age of material

type of particle released

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After two half-lives, how much of the original material has decayed?

75%

100%

50%

25%

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the principle of original horizontality, what most likely happened to the rock layers in the background?

They were deposited horizontally and the shifted by a geologic event.

they were deposited vertically and then shifted by a geologic event.

they were deposited at an angle

they cracked at an angle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the first step in the process during the formation of molded fossils?

organisms are buried under sediment

sediment hardens into rock

sediment is eroded form rock

organisms shape are preserved in rock

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which evidence suggests that several mass extinctions have occurred during Earth's history?

Fossils provide information about water level and temperature.

Fossils of the same species have been found on distant continents.

many fossils demonstrate that organisms have changed over time.

many fossils of organisms that are no longer living have been discovered.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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