5.1.1: Understanding Earth's History

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

• evidence

• reasoning

• organism

observations that support an explanation

explains how evidence supports a claim

living thing

• observations that support an explanation

• explains how evidence supports a claim

• living thing

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following methods do scientists use to study when the Earth formed?

• studying the behavior of living organisms

• collecting satellite images of the Earth's surface

• analyzing rocks and meteorites

Multiple Choice

What can fossils teach scientists about the history of life over time?

• the changes that have occurred in organisms

• the chemical composition of the Earth's ancient atmosphere

• the exact age of the Earth

Word Cloud

Many significant changes in Earth's history took place over millions or even hundreds of millions of years.

What are 1-2 words that you think of when you reflect on the impact humans have had on the rate of change on Earth.

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists study the history of the Earth?

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  to understand the origins of the universe

• to understand how life and Earth's environments have changed

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  to better predict the timing and impact of natural disasters