Evolution Day 7 Quiz

Claim: The Moon was formed after the Earth was formed.

Evidence: According to the timeline cards the Earth was formed 4.54 billion years ago, and the Moon was formed 4.53 billion years ago.

What would the reasoning be?

• Because 4.53 billion years ago is older than 4.54 billion years ago, the Moon is older than the Earth.

• Because 4.54 billion years ago is older than 4.53 billion years ago, the Earth is older than the Moon.

• Because 4.54 billion years ago is about the same time as 4.53 billion years ago, the Earth is about the same age as the Moon.

• Because the Moon was created from a chunk of earth that randomly came off one day, we know that the Moon was formed after the Earth was formed.

Claim: Flowers appeared on the Earth after land plants appeared.

Reasoning: Because the data shows that flowers appeared around 130 million years ago and that land plants appeared around 475 million years ago,

What would the evidence be?

• Flowers appeared around 130 million years ago. Land plants appeared around 475 million years ago.

• Land plants appeared around 130 million years ago. Flowers appeared around 475 million years ago.

• Insects and seeds appeared on Earth about 400 million years ago, and land plants created seeds.

• Flowers can only exist if land plants exist first.

Evidence: According to the timeline cards, amphibians first appeared 360 million years ago, and reptiles appeared 300 million years ago.

Reasoning: Because 360 million years ago is older than 300 million years ago, amphibians are older than reptiles.

What claim is being supported by this evidence and reasoning?

• Reptiles are far superior than amphibians. Go snakes!

• Amphibians are descendants of reptiles.

• Amphibians appeared on the Earth after reptiles did.

• Amphibians appeared on the Earth before reptiles did.

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What types of rocks contain traces of life that existed in oceans that are now long-gone?

• basalt and marble

• sandstone and pumice

• limestone and shale

• granite and obsidian

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How many major time periods does the Geologic Time Scale divide Earth’s history into?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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What is the oldest time period known as?

• Precambrian Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

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What time period came right after the Precambrian Era?

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

• Hadean Eon

• Proterozoic Eon

When did the Cenozoic Era begin?

• about 6 million years ago

• about 600 million years ago

• about 65 billion years ago

• about 65 million years ago

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In which Era did the dinosaurs go extinct?

• Hadean Eon

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Era

What principle did scientists use to determine the relative ages of rocks & fossils?

• 
  Archimedes' Principle

• The Law of Superposition

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• The Scientific Method