Ode to Oxygen Quiz

Question 1

Where did oxygen atoms first form?

Your answerChoice

a supernova

the ocean

Selected

volcanoes

the atmosphere

Question 2

True or False? The first O2 molecules were made by bacteria.

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Selected

True

False

Question 3

Oxygen is the second most abundant element in the Earth. What’s the most abundant element?

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Sodium

Selected

Iron

Titanium

Calcium

Question 4

What molecule(s) is (or are) broken down during photosynthesis to make O2 molecules and organic carbon?

Your answerChoice

H2O and SO2

Selected

CO2 and H2O

SO2 and CO2

Only CO2

Question 5

Roughly how long did it take after Earth formed for O2 to build up in the atmosphere to modern levels (20%)?

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Selected

4 billion years

1 million years

1 billion years

4 million years

Question 6

We might be breathing some of the same air as the dinosaurs breathed.

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Selected
True
False
Question 7

Which came first, oxygen increasing in the atmosphere, or the evolution of animals?

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Selected

Oxygen

Animals

Scientists aren't sure