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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
Genomes
B
Minerals
C
Fossils
D
Rocks
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
evolution
B
tectonic divergence
C
continental drift
D
the big bang
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
Antidisestablishmentarianism
B
Catastrophism
C
Chaos Theory
D
Uniformitarianism
4) The principle of uniformitarianism was pioneered by the the work of _______________, known as the Father of Geology.
A
James Hutton
B
Gustav Robben
C
Gary Busey
D
Alfred Wegener
5) The principle of ________________________________ states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past.
A
uniformitarianism
B
geocentrism
C
catastrophism
D
heliocentrism
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 is buried quickly after it's death
B
If the organism died of unnatural causes
C
All of these conditions would increase the likeliness that an organism will fossilize upon death
D
If the organism has hard parts (shell, teeth, bones, etc.)
7) Most of the organisms that have lived and died throughout the history of Earth have become fossils.
A
FALSE
B
-
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
FALSE
D
-
9) _______________________________________ include some original biological material from the organism, such as scales, skin, hair, etc.
A
Trace fossils
B
Molds
C
Casts
D
Preserved Remains
10) A ______________________________is the fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism
A
calcium carbonate
B
carbon film
C
trace fossil
D
hydrocarbon
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
trace fossil
B
carbon film
C
mold
D
cast
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
carbon film
B
cast
C
trace fossil
D
mold
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
Trace Fossils
B
Mineral Replication / Petrification
C
Preserved Remains
D
Casts
14) Scientists who study fossils are called__________________________________.
A
paleontologists
B
anthropologists
C
archaeologists
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 land the we today call Ohio was once under a sea or ocean.
B
That the climate of Ohio is about the same as it was when the organism died.
C
That Ohio was once filled with tropical vegetation.
D
That sand-sharks are real.
16) If you find the fossilized remains of an ancient Woolly Mammoth in Mexico, what can you reasonably infer about Mexico?
A
That there may still be Woolly Mammoths in Mexico today.
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 Mexico has always been filled with tropical vegetation.
17) Fossil evidence shows us that Earth has warmed and cooled many times in the past.
A
-
B
FALSE
C
-
D
TRUE
18) __________________________is the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby.
A
Geologic Time Scale
B
Absolute Age
C
Relative Age
D
Principle of Inclusion
19) __________________________is the principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.
A
Lateral Convergence
B
Unconformity
C
Original Horizontality
D
Superposition
20) According to the principle of __________________________________________, most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.
A
uniformitarianism
B
catastrophism
C
superposition
D
orginal horizontality
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