Earth History

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

What most likely caused the death of the dinosaurs?

• An ice age

• Volcanism

• Humans

• Asteroid Impact

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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

What type of fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms?

• molds and casts

• petrified fossils

• trace fossils

• carbon films

Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• animal record

• historical record

• Earth record

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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-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

Principle that states in a sequence of undisturbed rocks, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become progressively younger toward the top 

• superposition 

• uniformitarianism

• half-life

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4