Earth's History Review

In which eon did the formation of our Earth happen?

• Hadean

• Archean

• Proterozoic

• Phanerozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Many scientists infer that one cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs and ammonoids that occured approximately 65.5 million years ago was

• tectonic plate subduction of most of the continents
• an asteroid impact that resulted in climate change
• a disease spreading among many groups of organisms
• severe damage produced by worldwide earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which sequence shows the correct order of Earth's geologic time intervals from oldest to youngest?

• Precambrian- Mesozoic-Cenozoic-Paleozoic

• Precambrian- Paleozoic-Mesozoic-Cenozoic

• Cenozoic-Mesozoic-Paleozoic-Precambrian

• Cenozoic-Paleozoic-Precambrian-Mesozoic-Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The major source of oxygen in Earth's Early Proterozoic atmosphere is inferred to have been produced by

• Ocean cyanobacteria (Stromatolites)

• outgassing from volcanic eruptions
• radioactive decay in Earth's inner core
• evaporation of ocean water

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

According to the Geologic Time Scale, what era do we currently live in--present time?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How could an asteroid impact have affected earth

• it could have caused climate to cool

• it could have caused volcanoes to form

• it could have caused tectonic plates to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Species that cannot adapt to environmental changes can become?

• adaptations

• extinct

• shells

• size

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

There have been _____ mass extinction events in Earth's history.

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1