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6th - 8th Grade

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Fossil Dating Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Changes in VOLCANIC ACTIVITY contributed to the end of the ____ period. (Select all that apply)

Permian

Ordovician

Triassic

Cretaceous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What % of the world's species die out during a mass extinction event (in a matter of several million years)?

25%

50%

75% or more

100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is a true statement?

Shells and ammonites first appeared in Layer A

layer C is older than layer D

Layer C is the youngest

fossils of four legged animals appeared in Layer A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the fossil record considered incomplete?

not all organisms become fossils

there were times where organisms didn't become fossilized

some fossils haven't been found yet

all answers are correct

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the general trend for the number of marine families after the end of the triassic (from 200 MYA to 150 MYA)

marine families increased

marine families decreased

marine families stayed the same

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How many million years ago (MYA) did the end of the ORDOVICIAN period occur?

around 200 MYA

around 50 MYA

around 250 MYA

Around 450 MYA

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The end of the Devonian period was caused by changes in... (select all that apply)

Sea Levels

Volcanic Activity

Climate

Oceanic CO2 levels

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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