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Fossils and Mass Extinctions

Authored by Dustin Belyea

Science

8th - 12th Grade

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Fossils and Mass Extinctions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why are scientists more likely to find a shell fossil and not a jellyfish fossil

shells are formed in volcanoes

shells have body structures that are likely to be preserved.

Shells are found in top layers of rocks

Jellyfish are more likely to be preserved

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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This organism likely had

two feet and was bipedal

three feet and was tripedal

four feet and was quadrupedal

one foot and hopped around

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which layer of rock is the oldest?

A
B
C
D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

Fossil
Unconformity
Superposition
Column

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

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

3
4
5
2

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

overhunting

evolution of new species to replace old ones

major change in environment or climate

asteroid impact

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

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