Dinosaur Extinction

Quiz
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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How old is the K-T boundary?
65 MYA
4.5 BYA
2 MYA
A long time ago
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is unique about the K-T boundary?
The color it has
It's enormous width
The position in the sediments
Its high concentration of Iridium
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where did the Iridium in K-T boundary come from ?
The explosion of a Supernova
An asteroid that crashed into the Earth
The Sun
The vulcanism that occurred during Carboniferous
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where was the crater found?
In the Yucatan Peninsula
In Mexico DC
In Texas
In North Dakota
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why can the K-T boundary be considered like a "last frontier" for Dinosaurs?
They loved this layer of clay
No dinosaur fossils have been found above this layer
No dinosaur fossils have been found below this layer
They lived in this layer of clay
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name the transition marked by the clay?
ZA boundary
AZ boundary
Extinction event
KT boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Louis Alvarex get the idea that the boundary clay at the KT boundary was the result of an asteroid impact?
Because it contains daimonds
Because it contains large stones
Because it contains a high amount of Iridium
Because it contains shocked quartz
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