Animal Evolution in Geologic Time

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on the appearance or disappearance of life.
true
false
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dinosaur fossils are often found in layers of
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fossils of species that existed for short periods and were widespread
uniformitarianism
cyanobacteria
index fossils
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Parts of the body that are similar to other species because they have a common ancestor
fossil record
homologous structures
embryology
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This person gets almost all of the credit for developing the theory of evolution:
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
Neil Shubin
Jennifer Doudna
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
2019 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of event usually marks the end of an Era
A Mass Extinction
A Quinceanera
An earthquake
A Volcanic Eruption
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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