Mass Extinction

Identify which cause HAS NOT lead to a mass extinction globally.

• Climate change

• Hunting/Poaching

• Global volcanic activity

• Asteroid collision

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which extinction is considered the largest mass extinction in Earth's history? Basically 96% of all species on Earth disappeared.

• Ordovician Extinction

• Devonian Extinction

• Permian Extinction

• Triassic Extinction

• Cretaceous Extinction

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

There have been _____ mass extinction events in Earth's history.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

• overhunting

• evolution of new species to replace old ones

• major change in environment or climate

• asteroid impact

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

At the end of the Mesozoic Era there was a mass extinction.  Which of the following is attributed as being the main cause?

• asteroid or comet impact

• major volcanic eruption

• earthquakes

• climatic changes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

There have been 5 mass extinctions in Earth's history. Which of the following answer choices was a cause of these extinctions?

• increased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere

• an asteroid impact

• melting of glaciers and rising sea levels

• widespread volcanic activity

• All of them

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is a man-made cause of extinction?

• impact from an asteroid or comet

• competition among species

• global cooling during ice ages

• habitat destruction

Which of the following is a natural cause of extinction?

• pollution

• clearing trees in a rainforest

• climate change

• volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This is the worst mass extinction in history.

• Permian-Triassic Extinction

• Cretaceous - Tertiary Extinction

• Ordovician - Silurian Extinction

• Late Devonian Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

It was also referred to as the "Great Dying".

• Permian-Triassic Extinction

• Late Devonian Extinction

• Triassic - Jurassic Extinction

• Holocene Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1