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5 Mass Extinctions

5 Mass Extinctions

Assessment

Presentation

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, HS-LS4-5, MS-ESS2-2

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Created by

David Winchester

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0 Slides • 12 Questions

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Multiple Choice

How many Mass Extinctions were there?

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3

2

4

3

5

4

6

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Multiple Choice

True Or False. Every Mass Extinction had a death rate of at least 70%

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True

2

False

3

Drag and Drop

Put the Extinctions in the correct order. ​


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Ordovician
Devonian
Permian
Triassic
K-T

4

Multiple Select

65 Million years ago, most of the Dinosaurs became extinct. what are the 3 likely causes? (make sure to choose 3)

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Increase in CO2

2

Volcanic Activity

3

Asteroid Impact

4

Global Cooling

5

Falling Sea Levels

5

Multiple Choice

Which Mass Extinction wiped out the most living things?

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Ordovician

2

Devonian

3

Permian

4

Triassic

5

K-T

6

Drag and Drop

All life on Earth only began 500 million years ago, Meaning there was absolutely no life on Earth for 4 Billion years! How many years went by from when life began to the First Mass Extinction? (Hint: Subtract 500 mya - when the Ordovician extinction happened)

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55 mya
45 mya
445 mya
85 mya

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Multiple Select

Which 2 mass extinctions were most likely caused by and Asteroid impact?

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ordovician

2

devonian

3

permian

4

triassic

5

k-t

8

Multiple Select

Which 2 extinctions were caused by global cooling (Ice Age)?

1

ordovician

2

devonian

3

permian

4

triassic

5

k-t

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Fill in the Blank

10

Multiple Choice

Which one of these answers is NOT known to cause a mass extinction?

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Climate

2

Sea Level Rise

3

Meteor Impact

4

Volcanism

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Increase in O2 (oxygen)

11

Multiple Choice

True or False? The Triassic extinction was caused by global cooling

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True

2

False

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Fill in the Blank

How many Mass Extinctions were there?

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3

2

4

3

5

4

6

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