Earth's Geological History Quiz

Earth's Geological History Quiz

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Earth's Geological History Quiz

Earth's Geological History Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, HS-ESS2-7, MS-ESS1-4

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Melody Isabela

Used 10+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What event is referred to as the "Great Dying"?

Cambrian Explosion

Permian Mass Extinction

K-Pg Extinction

Ordovician-Silurian Extinction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

When did modern humans evolve?

1 million years ago

200,000 years ago

500,000 years ago

50,000 years ago

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What significant event occurred about 2.4 billion years ago that changed Earth's atmosphere?

Cambrian Explosion

Great Oxygenation Event

K-Pg Extinction

Formation of Pangaea

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which supercontinent began to break apart around 170 million years ago?

Rodinia

Pangaea

Gondwana

Laurentia

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What was the primary component of Earth's early atmosphere?

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

Methane and Nitrogen

Nitrogen and Oxygen

Hydrogen and Helium

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

During which period did flowering plants (angiosperms) first appear?

Jurassic

Devonian

Cretaceous

Triassic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What was a significant consequence of the Cambrian Explosion?

Emergence of complex life forms

Mass extinction of species

Formation of the first oceans

Development of human civilization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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