Origin of Earth

Origin of Earth

11th Grade

25 Qs

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Origin of Earth

Origin of Earth

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-6, MS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS2-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Earth, and the rest of the solar system, formed from a giant cloud of gas and dust in space called a __.

protosun

nebula

galaxy

comet

Answer explanation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Since the early Earth was molten, the most dense material sank to the center forming the ________. Less dense material rose towards the surface, forming the ____________. This process is known as DIFFERENTIATION.

core; crust

crust: core

Answer explanation

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the name for the scientific explanation for the origin of our Solar System (Sun and the planets)?

The accretion hypothesis

The nebular hypothesis

The gravitational collapse hypothesis

The protoplanetary hypothesis

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Check ALL of the reasons below for how Earth gained internal heat.

Collisions of asteroids and comets (Transfer of kinetic energy into heat).

Radioactive elements breaking down and giving off energy.

Dante's inferno of fire and brimstone.

Compression due to the inward pull of materials due to gravity.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was probably not present in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth? 

Methane

Oxygen

Water

Carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following would NOT be a reason why scientists think life didn't start on land?

The first crust was covered in glaciers

The atmosphere was filled with harmful chemicals

The ultraviolet radiation would destroy organic compounds

The chemicals necessary for life are plentiful in certain parts of the ocean

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the Formation Theory/Hypothesis: A large collision between early Earth and a Mars-sized object ejected material into space that came together to form our Moon.

The Nebular Hypothesis

The Big Bang Theory

The Collision-Ejection Theory

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