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Archeology Exam II Questions With Verified Answers Stratigraphy the study of rock layers and the sequence of events they reflect Context where a particular artifact or feature was found relative to other things around it Floralturbation Trees and other plants affect the distribution of artifacts Cryoturbation A natural formation process in which freeze/thaw activity in a soil selectively pushes larger artifacts to the surface of a site eolian sediments materials transpo...

LUOA Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A What is coprolite? fossilized animal poop Which of the following are considered trace fossils? (Choose 3) imprints, trails, and tracks An example of an index fossil would be _______________. (Choose 2) trilobite and ammonite A hollow space left behind after the organism completely disintegrates is called an(n) ______. mold Which of the following are considered original remains? (Select all that apply) cast organism stuck in tree sa...

fossil - ANSWERthe traces or remains of an organism preserved in rock fossilization - ANSWERthe process of fossil formation that occurs under certain conditions 1. suitable remains 2. quick burial 3. mineralizing context (petrifaction) adapiform - ANSWERone of a group of early primates that lived between 56 and 34 mya relative dating - ANSWERbased on "Principle of Superposition" where the oldest layer at the bottom and youngest layer at the top chronometric dating (absolute dat...

UCLA Anthro 1 Midterm 1 Exam Questions And Answers All Correct Natural Selection - ANS Evolution by variation and selective retention Morphology - ANS an organism's size, shape, and composition Stabilizing Selection - ANS Selection required to change a population and then keep it the same for future generations species - ANS dynamic population of individuals individual selection - ANS adaptation results from the competition among individuals continuous - ANS ...

Test 1 SCI 225How is solar radiation distributed on Earth's surface? - correct answer hottest towards the equator because of its direct rays hitting the earth directly. What is law of superposition? - correct answer oldest rocks are on the bottom. How can you determine the age of the seafloor? - correct answer The youngest crust of the ocean floor can be found near the seafloor spreading centers or mid-ocean ridges. As the plates split apart, magma rises from below the Earth's surface to...

A major change occurred during the 1960s that had major effect on how archaeology is approached and the methods it uses, becoming more __________ than it was before because of the influence of Lewis R. Binford. That influence is still felt and important today. Scientific __________ states that deeper layers (strata) are older than the ones above it, assuming "normal" conditions. Law of Superposition Archaeologists use __________ to study the human past and includes things like stone ...

Test 1 SCI 225How is solar radiation distributed on Earth's surface? - correct answer hottest towards the equator because of its direct rays hitting the earth directly. What is law of superposition? - correct answer oldest rocks are on the bottom. How can you determine the age of the seafloor? - correct answer The youngest crust of the ocean floor can be found near the seafloor spreading centers or mid-ocean ridges. As the plates split apart, magma rises from below the Earth's surface to...

Test 1 SCI 225 How is solar radiation distributed on Earth's surface? - correct answer hottest towards the equator because of its direct rays hitting the earth directly. What is law of superposition? - correct answer oldest rocks are on the bottom. How can you determine the age of the seafloor? - correct answer The youngest crust of the ocean floor can be found near the seafloor spreading centers or mid-ocean ridges. As the plates split apart, magma rises from below the Earth's surface ...

Science 225 exam 2How do we know climate of the last? - correct answer Ice cores and sedimentary rocks Louis Agassiz - correct answer 1830s-European Alps glaciation hypothesis Glacial erratic - correct answer Boulders of rocks out of place Glacial striations - correct answer Grooves in rocks moving in same direction HMS challenger - correct answer : fossils different in cold and warm areas Milankovitch - correct answer s: change in orbital parameters forces climate change hypothes...

APSC 151-Week 1; Questions and Answers 100% Solved How old is the Earth? Correct answer 4.6 billion years old What are the layers of the earth (in to out) Correct answer inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust T or F: Era is a subdivision of Eon Correct answer T Phanerozoic era (dinosaurs) Correct answer Cenozoic, Mesozoic (dinos), Paleozoic Law of Superposition Correct answer In horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are the deepest. As you ascend ...