Earth History

A species that no longer exists is said to be _______________.

• extinct

• endangered

• threatened

• born

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is the BEST reason for why a species would become extinct?

• environmental changes

• biodiversity

• migration

• evolution (The ability to change a species over time)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How many MASS EXTINCTIONS WERE THERE

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Mass extinction 252 million years ago... end of the Permian Period.

• Great Cambrian Explosion

• The Great Dying

• Uniformitarianism

• Eon

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D

• A, B, C, D, E, F

• F, E, D, C, B, A

• D, F, E, C, B, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Method by which order of events or age of rocks is determined by examining the position of rocks in a layer 

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• radiometric dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• C,E,D,A,B

• C,E,D,A,B

• C,E, D,B,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

• B, F, G, C, D, H, A, E

• B, G, C, D, E, H, A, F

• F, A, H, E, D, C, G, B

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these rock layers is relatively the newest?

• Kaibab formation

• Zoraster Granite

• Redwall limestone

• Unkar group

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3