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WorksheetsArchaeology
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person the that studies all living things is called this.
a)
biologist
b)
zoologist
c)
geologist
d)
anthropologist
2.
What is the job of an Archaeologist?
a)
to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
b)
To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
c)
To find cool stuff underground
d)
To study the relationship between geography and fossils
3.
Which of the following would be considered a fossil?
a)
decayed plant remains
b)
clay pots
c)
scrolls
d)
arrowhead
4.
Scientist who study the remains of past human life.
a)
ancestors
b)
archaeologist
c)
descendant
d)
architect
5.
An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called
a)
site
b)
wash
c)
hole
d)
laboratory
6.
A scientist who studies the origin, culture, and values of different people is a/an
a)
anthropologist
b)
botanist
c)
culturist
d)
ornithologist
7.
A screen is used in archaeology to do what?
a)
to measure artifacts
b)
sift through dirt to find artifacts
c)
to remove dirt from ground
d)
to excavate
8.
What test would be the best way to analyze the date of a fossil or artifact?
a)
Carbon Ray test
b)
Artifact testing
c)
Archaeological dating
d)
Carbon Dating
9.
Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
dreams
10.
What is an artifact?
a)
An imprint of a plant from long ago
b)
The remains of a person from long ago
c)
A food prepared or eaten by humans
d)
An object made or used by humans
11.
A person that studies the beginnings and structure of the earth is called this.
a)
geologist
b)
biologist
c)
zoologist
d)
paleontologist
12.
An unproved scientific conclusion drawn from known facts.
a)
theory
b)
hypothesis
c)
carbon-14
d)
midden
13.
The method of determining how old something is by keeping track of the layers of soil in which they are found is called.
a)
carbon-14 dating
b)
stratigraphy
c)
midden
d)
finds
14.
An ancient garbage heap
a)
midden
b)
find
c)
site
d)
artifact
15.
A radioactive isotope of carbon used to date the age of fossils, artifacts, and other objects.
a)
carbon-14
b)
midden
c)
stratigraphy
d)
site
16.
This word means the study of ancient things. Its root means ancient.
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeology
c)
theory
d)
hypothesis
17.
One way scientists find archaeology sites is by looking for strange changes or patterns in the terrain, trees, or plants.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
Which of the following items do archaeologists use at a site?
a)
shovels
b)
brushes
c)
books
d)
All of these
19.
Archaeologists study these five things to in order to make theories about the people or artifacts they are studying.
a)
communication, culture, community, religion, bones
b)
religion, bones, churches, media, communication
c)
language, bones, artifacts, community, culture
d)
community, media, culture, religion, language
e)
culture, community, communication, religion, traditions
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