2015 VA Released Earth Science SOL - Cosmology, Origins & Time

Question 1

According to scientific theory, which of these events occured last?

Accepted Answer

Origin of Life on Earth

Question 2

According to scientific theory, which of these events occured third?

Accepted Answer

Formation of the Sun

Question 3

According to the diagram, which area shows where the the oldest fossils are probably found?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 4

According to scientific theory, which of these events occured first?

Accepted Answer

The Big Bang

Question 5

Which organism first appeared in the Cenozoic period?

Accepted Answer

First Humans

Question 6

Which organism first appeared in the Mesozoic period?

Accepted Answer

First Birds

Question 7

Which organism first appeared in the Precambrian period?

Accepted Answer

First Bacteria

Question 8

Which organism first appeared in the Paleozoic period?

Accepted Answer

First Fish

Question 9

Remains of ancient life are most often preserved through which process?

Accepted Answer

Burial in sediment

Question 10

About 2.0 billion years ago, complex organisms began to inhabit Earth primarily because ______.

Accepted Answer

changes in atmospheric gases

Question 11

According to scientific theory, which of these events occured second?

Accepted Answer

Birth of the Earliest Star

Question 12

One who studies energy transfer in oceans, atmosphere & Earth's interior is probably studying_.

Accepted Answer

convection

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