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The Great Extinction Quiz
Test your knowledge about mass extinctions and the environment with this comprehensive quiz! Challenge yourself to understand the factors contributing to the current biodiversity crisis and discover the history of our planet.
- 53 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice, text, and matching formats
- Suitable for students, teachers, and nature enthusiasts
How are humans causing a 6th mass extinction? Choose all that apply.
Cutting down trees
Burning fossil fuels
Eating chicken
Littering
How old is earth?
4.6 thousand years
4.6 billion years
4.6 million years
6.4 million years
Paleozoic
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Precambrian
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Mesozoic
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Cenozoic
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
What is the ultimate cause of all mass exctinctions?
Volcanoes
Asteroid impact
Lack of oxygen
Rapid climate change
Infared
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Visible
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Ultraviolet
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
Radiant energy felt as heat and canNOT be seen
What is the average temperature of Earth
57˚F
57˚ C
56˚ F
56˚ C
What is albedo?
The reflectivity of a mirror
The reflectivity of a surface
A mirror
A surface
What is the most common gas in our atmosphere?
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
What is the lowest layer of our atmosphere?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Where is air pressure greatest?
Lower down
Higher up
Correct the following statement : The Age of Reptiles occurred during the Precambrian era
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Permian
No error
Correct the following statement: Venus is unable to support life due to the runaway greenhouse effect.
Mars
Mercury
Earth
No error
Shadows in summer are generally shorter than in winter.
True
False
How long does a full rotation take?
24 hours
24 days
365 hours
365 days
How long does a full revolution take?
24 hours
24 days
365 hours
365 days
The larger the angle of separation, the longer the shadows.
True
False
Differences in temperature on Earth can be explained by
The curvature of Earth
The smooth surface
The rocks
The line
The suns rays are least direct by the...
Equator
Poles
Santa Claus
Shimmy dong
Eccentricity
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
Precission
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
Obliquity
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
How elliptical Earth's orbit is
Which statement explains why seasons occur?
Teletubbies
The Earth's revolution
Earth's tilt
The Earth's rotation
0˚
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
66.5-90˚N
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
66.5-90˚ S
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
23.5˚ N
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
23.5˚S
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
Equator
What % of water is available for drinking.
3%
1%
2%
75%
What is a molecule made of?
12oxygen 12 hydrogen
2 oxygen 2hydrogen
2 oxygen 1 hydrogen
2 hydrogen 1 oxygen
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