Unit 1: Earth History Assessment

According to the nebular hypothesis, the sun, planets and all other solar system objects formed in ...

• a solar nebula

• the Milky Way

• Orion's Belt

• nuclear fusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How was the earth formed?

• stardust and gravity

• moon rocks and gravity

• stardust and collisions

• meteorites and collisions

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

What event ended in the formation of the moon?

• A meteorite was pulled into Earth's orbit

• An asteroid hit earth

• It was born in a solar nebula

• An asteroid hit the sun

Billions of years ago the Earth was extremely hot and made entirely of

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• ice

What sets earth's apart from other moons in the solar system?

• It is very small

• It is a captured asteroid

• It is not a captured asteroid

• It has the same composition as the sun

Why did the oxygen on Earth come from?

• Volcanoes

• Asteroids

• Plants

• Ozone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which theory explains how the moon was formed?

• Giant Impact Theory

• Capture Theory

• Gravitational Theory

• The Big Bang

What is the protective layer covering the earth, protecting its inhabitants from UV radiation?

• atmosphere

• ozone

• cloud

• moon dust

When scientists determine the age of a rock/fossil by comparing its placement in earth's layers to other rocks/fossils they are using what method of dating?

• Carbon dating

• Uranium dating

• Archeologist dating

• Relative dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which era makes up the largest part of earth's history?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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