Earth Formation

What was the cloud of dust, gas, and rocks called?

• Galaxy

• Solar Nebula

• Big Bang

• Andromeda Galaxy

What did the Solar Nebula contain that makes up everything?

• Hydrogen

• Electrons

• Elements

• Life

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What was the first part of our solar system that was formed?

• Earth

• Moon

• Mars

• Sun

What was the name of the final rock that collided with Earth

• Thesis

• Thimble

• Theia

• Zeus

Heavy material sank and created the core and mantle and lighter material created the _____

What was Earth like in the beginning? (select 2 answers)

• Hot; full of magma

• Full of life

• No atmosphere and no life

• Continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What eon was when life first started emerging, continents started forming, and the atmosphere started developing? It was from 4000 mya to 2500 mya

• Hadean

• Phanerozoic

• Proterozoic

• Archean

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which eon had Snowball Earth?

• Archaen

• Proterozoic

• Hadean

• Phanerozoic

Which eon are we in right now?

• Hadean

• Archaen

• Proterozoic

• Phanerozoic

Which eon had mass extinctions?

• Phanerozoic

• Proterozoic

• Archaen

• Hadean

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1