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Mass Extinction-Geologic Time Scale

Authored by Jennifer Jaillette

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8th Grade

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Mass Extinction-Geologic Time Scale
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At the end of the Mesozoic Era there was a mass extinction.  Which of the following is attributed as being the main cause?

asteroid or comet impact
major volcanic eruption
earthquakes
climatic changes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a mass extinction?

When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
When all life on earth is wiped out 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which extinction is considered the largest mass extinction in Earth's history? Basically 96% of all species on Earth disappeared.

Ordovician Extinction

Devonian Extinction

Permian Extinction

Triassic Extinction

Cretaceous Extinction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which extinction is considered the largest mass extinction in Earth's history? Basically 96% of all species on Earth disappeared.

Ordovician Extinction

Devonian Extinction

Permian Extinction

Triassic Extinction

Cretaceous Extinction

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 Which is LEAST LIKELY to push a species toward extinction?  
         

a.   Cutting down entire forest 
b.  Putting animals in a zoo 
 c.   Polluting mountain streams 
d.   Introducing new species to an ecosystem with no known natural predator    

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. Panthers once lived in Tennessee. Which of these most likely caused panthers to disappear from Tennessee?

Panthers in Tennessee were unable to reproduce.
People hunted panthers and destroyed their habitats.
Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.
Panthers in Tennessee ran out of food. 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

By over hunting animals for food or products.
By destroying the natural habitat of species.
By polluting the environments of the world.
All of the above.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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