Anth 260 Quiz 20 Paleoanthropology

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WSU Global Campus ANTH 260 Chapter 20 Quiz Paleoanthropology Question 1: Taphonomy is the study of: Ancient climate Ocean isotopes X How fossils form and preserve Continental drif Question 2: Radiocarbon dating is effective for dates in the last: X 50,000 Years 5 Million Years 50 Million Years 1 Billion Years Question 3: Paleoenvironmental records show that during the last 20 million years, the climate: Became warmer and wetter X Became cooler and more variable year to year Became warmer and drier Became warmer and less variable year to year

Question 4: Fossils are formed when: Rocks are heated by volcanic activity Rocks are cooled afer volcanic activity X Bone is mineralized, leaving a stone facsimile of the organic object Animals die slowly through starvation Question 5: ___ is an example of a relative dating technique. Relativity X Stratigraphy Carbon-14 Radiometric dating Question 6: There are many radiometric techniques. As a group, they can be used to date: Organic material Volcanic tuffs Lava flows X All of the above Question 7: Fossilization is the most likely to occur when an organism dies: In the middle of a hot, dry dessert In the middle of a lush, humid rain forest X On the shore of a lake, pond, or slow moving stream On a rocky cliff

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