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geological time scale part -2

Authored by Jacqueline Johnson

Science

8th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During Precambrian Time, simple life forms existed in the oceans of Earth. This was followed, during the Paleozoic Era, by the "great ___________ explosion" when many new life forms appeared on Earth in a very short period of time.

Burgess

Geologic

Cambrian

Jurassic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is believed to have caused the extinction of dinosaurs?(select two)

earthquakes

Hurricanes and typhoons

volcanoes erupting

meteorite striking

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the "Cambrian Explosion"?

When lots of different organisms evolved and thrived

The time when Humans ruled the world.

The time when dinosaurs went extinct.

The period when bacteria thrived in our oceans.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What division of time was the longest ?

paleozoic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

precambrian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the great Permian Extinction?

climate change

meteor strike

volcanoes

extinction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What % of species went extinct during the Permian extinction?

10%

70%

55%

95%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A few times in history CO2 levels in the air rose greatly. What did this cause?

a drop in temperature

drop in sea level

sea level rise

a rise in temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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