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Clues To Earth's Past Unit Review (Pt.1)
Test Description: Clues to Earth's Past Unit Review (Pt.1)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) ___________________________________are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things.
A
Minerals
B
Rocks
C
Fossils
D
Genomes
2) The fossils of freshwater animals found on different continents separated by saltwater oceans today was one piece of evidence to support Alfred Wegener's theory of ___________________________.
A
tectonic divergence
B
the big bang
C
evolution
D
continental drift
3) ___________________________________is the idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change In quick, violent events. These events could include volcanic eruptions, widespread flooding, or an Asteroid strike
A
Chaos Theory
B
Catastrophism
C
Antidisestablishmentarianism
D
Uniformitarianism
4) The principle of uniformitarianism was pioneered by the the work of _______________, known as the Father of Geology.
A
Gary Busey
B
James Hutton
C
Alfred Wegener
D
Gustav Robben
5) The principle of ________________________________ states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past.
A
heliocentrism
B
uniformitarianism
C
geocentrism
D
catastrophism
6) Some conditions increase the likeliness that an organism will fossilize upon death. Which of the following would not be one of those conditions?
A
If the organism has hard parts (shell, teeth, bones, etc.)
B
If the organism is buried quickly after it's death
C
If the organism died of unnatural causes
D
All of these conditions would increase the likeliness that an organism will fossilize upon death
7) Most of the organisms that have lived and died throughout the history of Earth have become fossils.
A
-
B
FALSE
C
TRUE
D
-
8) If an organism dies near flowing water, it's chances of becoming a fossil are a little better.
A
-
B
TRUE
C
-
D
FALSE
9) _______________________________________ include some original biological material from the organism, such as scales, skin, hair, etc.
A
Casts
B
Trace fossils
C
Preserved Remains
D
Molds
10) A ______________________________is the fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism
A
trace fossil
B
calcium carbonate
C
hydrocarbon
D
carbon film
11) A __________________ is an impression in a rock left by an ancient organism that forms when sediment around an organism hardens and the organism decays.
A
mold
B
trace fossil
C
cast
D
carbon film
12) A ____________________ is a fossil copy of an organism made when a mold of an organism is filled in with sediment or mineral deposits.
A
trace fossil
B
mold
C
cast
D
carbon film
13) Replicas, or copies of organisms can form in the minerals in groundwater. They fill in the pore spaces or replace the dead tissues of organisms.
A
Preserved Remains
B
Casts
C
Mineral Replication / Petrification
D
Trace Fossils
14) Scientists who study fossils are called__________________________________.
A
archaeologists
B
anthropologists
C
paleontologists
D
geologists
15) If you find the fossilized remains of an ancient shark species in Ohio, what can you reasonably infer about Ohio?
A
That the climate of Ohio is about the same as it was when the organism died.
B
That sand-sharks are real.
C
That the land the we today call Ohio was once under a sea or ocean.
D
That Ohio was once filled with tropical vegetation.
16) If you find the fossilized remains of an ancient Woolly Mammoth in Mexico, what can you reasonably infer about Mexico?
A
That Mexico has always been filled with tropical vegetation.
B
That Woolly Mammoth's were hunted to extinction by the indigenous population of Mexico.
C
That the climate of Mexico was once colder than it is today.
D
That there may still be Woolly Mammoths in Mexico today.
17) Fossil evidence shows us that Earth has warmed and cooled many times in the past.
A
TRUE
B
-
C
FALSE
D
-
18) __________________________is the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby.
A
Geologic Time Scale
B
Relative Age
C
Absolute Age
D
Principle of Inclusion
19) __________________________is the principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.
A
Superposition
B
Unconformity
C
Lateral Convergence
D
Original Horizontality
20) According to the principle of __________________________________________, most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.
A
orginal horizontality
B
superposition
C
catastrophism
D
uniformitarianism
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