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WSC 2023 Social Studies Introduction

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To reveal or extract (buried remains) by carefully removing earth.

a)

archaeological dig

b)

excavate

c)

remote sensing

d)

carbon dating

2.

model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment, in a way that looks real

a)

redux

b)

Diorama

c)

Time Machine

d)

History museums

3.

Poble Espanyol is in

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Turkey

d)

USA

4.

The study of preserved plant evidence from archaeological sites is....

a)

paleontology

b)

archaeobotany

c)

excavation

d)

plantology

5.

a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon

a)

carbon dating

b)

radioactive isotope

c)

organic dating

d)

remote sensing

6.

Where can I find the Tomorrowland exhibit?

a)

Disney parks

b)

Living Future Museum

c)

American National Exhibition

d)

It doesn't exist

7.

The interpretation of the past from outside the archaeological science community, which rejects the accepted data gathering and analytical methods of the discipline.

a)

Xenoarchaeology

b)

Astrobiology

c)

Anomalous Phenomenarchaeology

d)

Pseudoarchaeology

8.

the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance

a)

remote sensing

b)

carbon dating

c)

excavation

d)

satellite imagery

9.

Who wrote the 1986 novel 'Operation Sherlock'?

a)

Lord Tennyson

b)

Orville Dean

c)

Peter Jackson

d)

Bruce Coville

10.

Where is Crystal Palace?

a)

Birmingham, UK

b)

New York, USA

c)

London, UK

d)

Calgary, Canada

11.

What happened to the original Crystal Palace structure?

a)

Nothing, it's still standing

b)

Burnt down

c)

Demolished

d)

Moved to different cities as a travelling exhibition