Archaeology - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is Archaeology?

The study of dinosaur bones

The study of artifacts

Playing adventure video games

The study of old rocks

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What are artifacts?

Art Museums

Rocks

None of these

Bones

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.

past

present

future

dreams

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is this called?

Aliens

Stone Alignment

Stonehenge

Vedas

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the job of an Archaeologist?

to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts

To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs

To find cool stuff underground

To study the relationship between geography and fossils

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following would be considered a fossil?

decayed plant remains

clay pots

scrolls

arrowhead

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Scientist who study the remains of past human life.

ancestors

archaeologist

descendant

architect

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Every civilization/society/culture has basic institutions such as

government, education, & economies

internet, smart phones, & wifi

food, shelter, comfort

geography, government, history

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called

site

wash

hole

laboratory

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Archaeologists study the materials left by prehistoric peoples and their cultures.

Fact

Opinion

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A scientist who studies the origin, culture, and values of different people is a/an

anthropologist

botanist

culturist

ornithologist

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A screen is used in archaeology to do what?

to measure artifacts

sift through dirt to find artifacts

to remove dirt from ground

to excavate

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What test would be the best way to analyze a fossil or artifact?

Carbon Ray test

Artifact testing

Archaeological dating

Carbon Dating

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which sentence expresses an opinion?

It is even harder to imagine the loss to our nation if time or the elements were to destroy this beloved landmark.

Thanks to a company called CyArk, sites like Mount Rushmore can now be digitally preserved and explored for years to come.

The team then uses these data to create high-definition images of the site for storage.

Sites such as these are constantly at risk of destruction from continual exposure to water, sun and wind or from natural disasters such as earthquakes.

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