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Exploring the Late Heavy Bombardment

Authored by Rodney Cousins

Science

9th Grade

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Exploring the Late Heavy Bombardment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB) primarily known for?

A period of intense volcanic activity on Earth

A time when many asteroids and comets struck the inner planets

The formation of the first oceans

The extinction of the dinosaurs

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which celestial bodies are believed to have caused the Late Heavy Bombardment?

Black holes

Asteroids and comets

Supernovae

Planets

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one major piece of evidence for the Late Heavy Bombardment found on the Moon?

Presence of water ice at the poles

Large numbers of impact craters on the lunar surface

Volcanic mountains

Magnetic fields

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a likely effect of the Late Heavy Bombardment on early Earth?

Formation of the ozone layer

Creation of large impact basins and possible vaporisation of oceans

Development of multicellular life

Increase in atmospheric oxygen

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which planet, besides Earth, shows significant evidence of bombardment from the LHB?

Venus

Mars

Mercury

Jupiter

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do scientists study lunar rocks to learn about the Late Heavy Bombardment?

Lunar rocks are older than Earth rocks and preserve impact evidence better

Lunar rocks contain fossils of early life

Lunar rocks are easier to find than Earth rocks

Lunar rocks are made of pure iron

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How might the Late Heavy Bombardment have influenced the development of life on Earth?

By providing energy and organic molecules necessary for life

By causing the extinction of dinosaurs

By forming the continents

By increasing Earth's gravity

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

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