Evolutionary History of Earth

Evolutionary History of Earth

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Created by

Kara Martyny

Science

6th - 7th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-4

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time ?

evolution

a common ancestor population

speciation

a generation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?
trace fossil
index fossil
radioactive fossil
unconformity fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bottom layer is listed as the oldest. The top layer is listed as the youngest. What is this called?
mineral content
radioactive decay 
the law of superposition 
the principle of unconformity 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
2015 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
F
E
B
A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
A
B
C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A _______________ ______________ is an older population from which two or more newer species descended

body structure

evolutionary time

common ancestor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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