NC Science EOG

NC Science EOG

8th Grade

15 Qs

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NC Science EOG

NC Science EOG

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

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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