Paleobiosphere Unit

Earth elements decay and change into another element in a process called_____________.

• radiation

• isotope

• radioactive decay

• half-life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The __________of rocks is the numerical age and real age of rocks.

• relative age

• half-life

• absolute age

• earth age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The heat beneath Pangaea caused the continent to expand.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, formed by the breakup of Pangaea, has been dormant since the late Mesozoic

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Oil deposits overlain by evaporate deposits rarely leak to the surface.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which of the following are the roles of DNA

• Store genetic information

• Lower energy needed for reactions to take place

• Expression of traits and characteristics

• Copying and acting as a template

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The emission of radioactive particles by isotopes as they change into other elements over time is known as dendrochronology.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which statement about the species of animals and plants that lived on Earth in the past is best supported by the fossil record?

• most appeared during the Cambrian period

• most became extinct

• most were preserved in metamorphic rock

• most lived on land

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following are examples of eons?

• Phanerozoic

• Cenezoic

• Paleozoic

• Proterozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

____________ have been found in waters of hydrothermal vents.

• Enzymes

• Fungus

• Viruses

• Amino Acids

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3