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Clues To Earth's Past Unit Review (Pt.1)
Test Description: Clues to Earth's Past Unit Review (Pt.1)
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1) ___________________________________are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things.
A
Fossils
B
Minerals
C
Genomes
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
the big bang
B
tectonic divergence
C
continental drift
D
evolution
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
Uniformitarianism
C
Catastrophism
D
Antidisestablishmentarianism
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
Alfred Wegener
D
Gary Busey
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
catastrophism
D
geocentrism
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 died of unnatural causes
B
If the organism has hard parts (shell, teeth, bones, etc.)
C
All of these conditions would increase the likeliness that an organism will fossilize upon death
D
If the organism is buried quickly after it's death
7) Most of the organisms that have lived and died throughout the history of Earth have become fossils.
A
FALSE
B
TRUE
C
-
D
-
8) If an organism dies near flowing water, it's chances of becoming a fossil are a little better.
A
TRUE
B
-
C
FALSE
D
-
9) _______________________________________ include some original biological material from the organism, such as scales, skin, hair, etc.
A
Molds
B
Trace fossils
C
Preserved Remains
D
Casts
10) A ______________________________is the fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism
A
hydrocarbon
B
trace fossil
C
calcium carbonate
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
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
mold
B
trace fossil
C
carbon film
D
cast
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
Casts
B
Preserved Remains
C
Mineral Replication / Petrification
D
Trace Fossils
14) Scientists who study fossils are called__________________________________.
A
paleontologists
B
anthropologists
C
geologists
D
archaeologists
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 the land the we today call Ohio was once under a sea or ocean.
C
That sand-sharks are real.
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 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
TRUE
B
FALSE
C
-
D
-
18) __________________________is the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby.
A
Relative Age
B
Principle of Inclusion
C
Absolute Age
D
Geologic Time Scale
19) __________________________is the principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.
A
Unconformity
B
Original Horizontality
C
Superposition
D
Lateral Convergence
20) According to the principle of __________________________________________, most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.
A
superposition
B
uniformitarianism
C
catastrophism
D
orginal horizontality
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