NC Science EOG

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the best reason for scientists to study ice cores obtained from Earth’s ice caps?
to evaluate potential oil drilling sites
to study the quality of water stored in glaciers
to determine the rate of melting in polar regions
to study past climates by analyzing trapped gases and particles
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the best evidence for evolution?
new rock layers containing fossils of simple organisms
new rock layers containing fossils unlike existing organisms
old rock layers containing fossils unlike existing organisms
old rock layers containing fossils of complex organisms
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which demonstrates how genetic variation may result from a change in the environment where an animal lives?
A salmon swims faster as it enters colder waters.
A snake increases its body temperature because it moves on top of a rock in direct sunlight.
A beetle stands out to predators because it moves among plants that have colors different than its own.
An arctic fox changes its color over time because it migrates to an area with a different climate.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the most accurate way of determining the age of a fossil?
radioactive dating
relative dating
dating index fossils
dating the rock layers above the fossil
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which allows scientists to investigate what Earth’s climate was like over the past 740,000 years?
volcanic deposits
fossils
faults
ice cores
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If a bat, an alligator, and a bird evolved from a common ancestor, what most likely can be concluded?
They have similar anatomical structures.
They live in the same part of the world.
They are in the same biological classification.
They are able to survive changes in their environments.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Recent changes in species can be found in the upper layers of rock. This provides a link between which two scientific ideas?
cell theory and the theory of evolution
the periodic nature of the elements and cell theory
the theory of evolution and the Law of Superposition
the Law of Superposition and the periodic nature of the elements
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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