Scientific Terms
Earth's History
Do YOU know?
100
A testable statement about the natural world that can be used to build more complex inferences and explanations? a)Theory b) Hypothesis c) Law d) Belief
What is Hypothesis
100
What era is the first bacteria (cyanobacteria) in?
What is Precambrian
100
True or False: Scientist determine the age of fossils by: 1. Age of fossils can be determined by "index fossils" in surrounding rock layers 2. Radioactive element which decay, or break down samples 3. Layers of sediment (Deep to Shallow)
What is ALL True
200
Something believed or accepted as true and valid (Not part of science) a) Belief b) Fact c) Law d) Evidence
What is Belief
200
What period is the sixth mass extinction in?
What is Quaternary
200
What happened in the Cambrian period? (list everything)
What is Cambrian explosion and Age of invertebrates
300
An observation that has been repeatedly confirmed a) Law b) Theory c) Ghost d) Fact
What is Fact
300
Mesozoic is the Age of what?
What is "dinosaurs" or "Age of dinosaurs"
300
Looking at the "Biodiversity During the Phanerozoic" The mass extinction immediately caused an _________?
What is decrease
400
A generalization about how some aspect of the natural world behave under stated conditions- Laws state facts, but do NOT give explanations! a) Theory b) Law c) Observations d) None of the above
What is Law
400
List two out of the four major events that happened in the Devonian period?
What is 1) Age of fish 2) Life invades land 3) Seed plants evolve 4) Second mass extinction
400
Looking at the "Biodiversity During the Phanerozoic" Why do you think after a mass extinction, slowly one species started to die off?
What is all species are interdependent on each other, if a keystone species went extinct many others would be affected, or the extinct species could have played an important ecological role (such as predator, prey, decomposer, or scavenger)
500
A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, information, and tested hypotheses a) Hypothesis b) Biodiversity c) Theory d) A & C
What is Theory
500
First protists (Eukaryote) and multi-cellular organisms belong to which era?
What is Precambrian
500
Science relies on __________ to draw an outcome. a) Beliefs b) Evidence c) Random guesses d) Faith
What is evidence
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