Cambrian Explosion

Cambrian Explosion

6th - 8th Grade

7 Qs

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Cambrian Explosion

Cambrian Explosion

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the Cambrian Explosion happen?
541 Million Years Ago
Through serious Radiations and while Phyla was first appearing.
263 Billion Years Ago
Through a Lack of oxygen in the Ozone layer.
At the end of the Jurassic Period about 319 Million Years Ago
540 Million Years Ago

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why is the Cambrian Explosion Important?
Because Scientists like to name old stuff fancy names.
Because the Sea "Exploded" with magmaic gasses and acid air.
The Cambrian Period makes an important turnaround in what could have been full extinction (100%) of life on Earth
Because scientists couldn't officially agree on what it should be called, so instead of calling it the Cambrian Period, they called it the Cambrian Explosion.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why is it called the Cambrian Explosion?
The Cambrian Period marks an important point in the history of
life on Earth.
It is the time when most of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record.
It is called the Cambrian Explosion because of the limited short time when the diversity appears.
Because the sea basically "Exploded" with many ife forms with billions of animals.
AND
It is called the Cambrian Explosion because of the limited short time when the diversity appears.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Prehistory is the study of
Scientific remains of old fossils, shells, & slides.
The period of time before written records.
Scientific Geozone's and Ozones that helped to cause the Cambrian Radiation
Science

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Main Study on the topic of this category is called...
(Not mentioned in the slide.)
Uneducated Guesses
Scientism
Scientists
Earth Science

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Animal Group did NOT start in the Cambrian Explosion?
Small Shelly Fauna
Burgess Crustaceans
Early Crustaceans
Trace Fossils

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Animal Groups were in the Explosion?
Trace Fossils, Early Crustaceans, and Burgess Crustaceans.
Tree monkeys, Early Crustaceans, and Fauna
Small Shelly Faunas, Early Ordovician Radiation, Burgess Shale Faunas, Trilobites and Echinoderms.
Tree monkeys, Evolved Apes, Burgess Shale Faunas, and Trace Fossils