Origin of Earth

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Science
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11th Grade
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When did the process of ocean formation likely begin on Earth?
2 billion years ago
3.5 billion years ago
Within the first 500 million years
4 billion years ago
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the most widely accepted theory, how were the rocky planets formed?
Gravitational collapse of gas
Giant impact theory
Cold accretion
Nuclear fusion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What process formed the moon, according to the giant impact theory?
Volcanic activity
Continuous heavy meteorite bombardment
Cold accretion
Collision with a planet-sized object
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What force caused the cloud of gas and dust to collapse, forming the sun and planets?
electromagnetism
magnetism
gravity
centrifugal force
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
2015 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What unit of time would you use to describe eras?
Thousands of years
Millions of years
Billions of years
hundreds of years
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the most widely accepted theory for the origin of the Earth?
Big Bang Theory
Steady State Theory
Nebular Hypothesis
Pulsating Theory
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
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