8th grade vocabulary earth

World History: Select the two people of these four who are credited as being the founders of ancient Rome.

• Romulus

• Spartacus

• Remus

• Nero

What evidence does the fossil record provide?

• changes in the environment

• little change in the diversity of life forms in Earth's history

• a great diversity in the life forms in Earth's history

• a connection among life forms living today

• no connection among life forms living today

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How does the fossil record show that life diversified over millions of years?

• changes in plant structures

• through natural selection

• adaptations in marine and terrestrial organisms

• introduction of new species

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According to Copernicus, the sun

• Revolved around the earth

• Was the center of the Universe

• Was the biggest star

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Exoskelton, 3 lobes, lived during the Paleozoic era. It was considered to be an index fossil.

• Echobite

• Trilobite

• Cenobite

• Trillionbite

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What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

• density

• volume

• matter

• weight

The same natural laws in Earth's history that are present today.

• Uniformitarianism

• Law of Superposition

• Catastrophism

• The Great Dying

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What does the diagram represent that takes place in the core of the sun?

• Solar Flares

• Nuclear fusion

• Solar Eclipses

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How does Einstein's formula E=mc² relate to the production of the sun's life giving light?

• A little mass converts to lots of energy.

• A little motion converts to lots of energy

• A little money converts to lots of energy

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Which point on the map is at 60 degrees N and 60 degrees E?

• A

• B

• C

• D