GTESS Mid Term

Which of the following is a fact?

• The Earth is flat.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Earth is the center of the universe.

• The Sun revolves around the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which event is primarily responsible for the production of oxygen that first entered into Earth's early atmosphere?

• oxygen-rich comets impacting Earth

• evolution of oxygen-producing organisms

• separation of oxygen from hydrogen in water

• radioactive decay of isotopes producing oxygen

Based on fossil evidence, which pie graph best shows the percentage of time that humans have existed on Earth since the time of Earth's origin?

• A) [Pie graph A]

• B) [Pie graph B]

• C) [Pie graph C]

• D) [Pie graph D]

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The change in life-forms in the fossil record from less complex organisms to more complex organisms over time is best explained by

• original horizontality

• dynamic equilibrium

• evolution

• extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The geologic age of the rock type labeled 'Ordovician' in the diagram is best described as

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The elevation difference between sea level and location A is approximately

• 0 km

• 1.0 km

• 2.0 km

• 3.0 km

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The impact that created the Chicxulub Crater is believed to have caused what major event?

• The rise of mammals

• The extinction of dinosaurs

• The formation of the Grand Canyon

• The Ice Age

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which period ended with the event that created the Chicxulub Crater?

• Jurassic

• Triassic

• Cretaceous

• Permian

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following best describes the location of the Chicxulub Crater?

• In the Pacific Ocean

• In the Gulf of Mexico

• In the Atlantic Ocean

• In the Indian Ocean

Outgassing of water vapor, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen initially formed Earth's early

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• asthenosphere