Grade 9 - Earth and Space Review

Which unit is larger?

• Astronomical Unit

• Light-year

Which division in the geological time line is the longest?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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In which division in the geological time line did dinosaurs appear?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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In what form did life first appear on the Earth?

• Fish

• Mammals

• Bacteria

• Plants

Where did life first appear?

• In the water

• In the air

• Underground

Which is not a condition needed for life to form?

• Gaseous atmosphere

• Energy source

• Liquid water

• Volcanoes

What property about Carbon-14 makes it ideal for dating fossils?

• Radioactivity

• It is very stable

• It has a particular smell

• Carbon-14 doesn't exist, you fool!

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How are the layers of the sedimentary rocks called?

• Stoma

• Strata

• Divisions

• Sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If fossils are found in the same layers of rock, what does that tell us?

• They are the same species

• They lived around the same time

• They have common ancestors

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Which layers are the oldest in the rock layers?

• The deepest layers

• The shallowest layers

• It depends

• There is no way to know

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