CCHS20q Earth Science: Crash Course History of Science Quiz

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
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Hilary Donahue
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the main questions natural philosophers asked about fossils?
Do they contain water?
Are they from outer space?
Are they the remains of extinct organisms?
Are they made of gold?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who calculated the age of the Earth to be about six thousand years old based on biblical evidence?
Robert Hooke
Charles Darwin
Bishop James Ussher
Georges Cuvier
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What theory did Georges Cuvier propose regarding the history of Earth?
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
Creationism
Evolution
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Charles Lyell argue against in his geological theory?
The age of the Earth being millions of years
The use of catastrophes to explain geological history
The presence of dinosaurs
The existence of fossils
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the concept of 'deep time' in Earth science?
The idea that the Earth has been around for an unimaginably long time
The notion that the Earth is only a few thousand years old
The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe
The idea that the Earth is flat
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Comte de Buffon speculate about the Earth's history?
The Earth is flat
The Earth is made entirely of water
The Earth is the center of the universe
The Earth is progressively cooling
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did William Smith contribute to geology?
He proposed the theory of relativity
He invented the telescope
He created thematic maps to classify rocks
He discovered the first dinosaur fossil
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