Progressive Era

Progressive Era

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Progressive Era

Progressive Era

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS4-1, HS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-4

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was one of the main goals of the Progressive Era?

To increase military spending

To make government more honest and fair

To expand the country's territory

To reduce taxes for the wealthy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which scientific advancement during the Progressive Era significantly impacted public health?

The discovery of penicillin

The development of the polio vaccine

The introduction of pasteurization

The invention of the X-ray machine

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was a major focus of scientific research during the Progressive Era?

Space exploration

Genetic engineering

Industrial pollution

Renewable energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which scientific concept was popularized during the Progressive Era to improve urban living conditions?

Photosynthesis

Germ theory

Quantum mechanics

Plate tectonics

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Progressive Era contribute to the field of environmental science?

By promoting the use of fossil fuels

By establishing national parks

By developing nuclear energy

By inventing plastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which experiment from the Progressive Era led to better understanding of disease transmission?

Mendel's pea plant experiments

Pasteur's swan neck flask experiment

Darwin's finch observations

Rutherford's gold foil experiment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What scientific principle was applied to improve food safety during the Progressive Era?

Newton's laws of motion

The theory of relativity

The germ theory of disease

The law of conservation of mass

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