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Preventing an impact

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the same species in a specific location

b)

the number of different species in a given area

c)

the number of animal species in a given area

d)

the number of plant species in a given area

2.

A fossil is ____________.

a)

evidence of past life

b)

part of the fossil record

c)

found in rock layers

d)

all of the above

3.

The order of rock ________ help paleontologists tell how old a fossil is relative to another.

a)

strata or layers

b)

molds or casts

c)

types

d)

colors

4.

Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

a)

All the kinds of animals that used to exist

b)

When the first life evolve

c)

When organisms became extinct

d)

When the Earth formed

5.
Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?
a)
fewer members of the species are dying than being born
b)
more members of the species are dying than being born
c)
very few members of a species are alive
d)
all members of a species have died
6.
What is a mass extinction?
a)
When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
b)
When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
c)
When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
d)
When all life on earth is wiped out 
7.

True or False? Many scientists think that an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to go extinct.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What are meteors called when they hit the earth?

a)

Shooting stars

b)

Asteroids

c)

Meteorites

d)

Space Rocks

9.

What is Iridium?

a)

A common metal in the Earth

b)

A metal common in asteroids

c)

A rare metal in the Moon

d)

A particular type of fossil

10.

Where did the Iridium in the rock layer from 65 million years ago come from?

a)

The explosion of a Supernova

b)

An asteroid that crashed into the Earth

c)

The Sun

d)

The vulcanism that occurred during Carboniferous

11.

How long ago did the dinosaurs become extinct?

a)

65 MYA

b)

4.5 BYA

c)

2 MYA

d)

A long time ago

12.

Based on the graph, we could conclude:

The larger the meteorite, the ___________ the crater

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

more round

d)

messier

13.

What is force?

a)

A push or pull.

b)

A fast moving object.

c)

A large amount of energy.

14.

The greater the mass of the object, the greater it is will resist a change in its motion.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What type of force causes a meteorite to impact the Earth?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Weak Force

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Unbalanced Force

16.

If you push an asteroid with the same amount of force as it already has what will happen?

a)

It will keep moving

b)

It will stop moving

c)

It will move backwards

d)

It will fall down.