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La Brea Tarpits and "Digging Up the Past" Review
La Brea Tarpits and "Digging Up the Past" Review
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All questions come from the two stories we've read together in Literature.
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1
Why was a new museum built at the La Brea Tarpits site.
More storage areas to store fossils
original museums destroyed by earthquake
Too small to house a T-Rex
closed museum due to lack of interest
2
What do paleontologists use to carefully record data at La Brea today?
computers
ipads
ipods
pen and notebook
3
What does the acronym, "
SCUBA
," stand for?
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Self Created Unicycle and Bike Apparatus
Super Cubs Up By Alot
Self Contained Underwater Bridge Aquarium
4
What reading strategy would you use to help remember the order in which events happen?
Visualizing
summarizing
Sequencing
Re-telling
5
What does the "
C
" stand for in the acronym,
ACE?"
Christopher Leng
Christmas Rocks
Cubs Win
Cite Evidence
6
Why did many ancient animals become extinct during the Ice Age
lake dried up and water was scare
food was hard to find
the climate changed
all the above
7
Which time period did the T-Rex live?
None of the above
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
8
What are some tools that are now considered "old" to dig for fossils
computers
hammers
tractors
shovels and picks
9
Name another example of something that might be preserved.
homework
schools
Christmas presents
famous landmarks
10
How did Dr. Mark Norrell become interested in the field of paleontology?
Loved working in science labs
Loved dinosaurs his whole life
Loved science and history as a child
Loved to design buildings
11
Which word or phrase is a synonym for the word, "
excavate
?"
dig
bury
search
cover
12
How did the ancient animals become trapped in the tarpits?
They were pushed in by other animals.
The fell in the tar by accident.
They easily escaped the tarpits, but died from injuries.
Searched for a drink of water and were trapped.
13
What kinds of fossils have been found in the L Brea Tarpits so far?
wolves
horses
sloths
all the above
14
What are some new tools used now to dig for fossils?
cranes
rakes
lawn mowers
brushes and dental picks
15
What is the scientific name for dirt around the dig site for fossils?
clay
matrix
tar
asphalt
16
What is a tarpit?
pits of tar used to build roads
dark colored water
sinkholes located around the world
sticky pools of asphalt
17
What Genre are the two stories we've read so far in class?
Realistic Fiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Non-Fiction
18
What problem did scientists face when constructing a museum at the La Brea Tarpits site?
not enough room for museum campus
found large fossil deposits
ran out of money
tarpits were in the way
19
Why are the Rancho La Brea Tarpits so important to scientists today?
to search for new sources of water
Searching for New sources of Tar to build roads.
Learning about prehistoric animals and how they lived.
To understand what it would feel like to be trapped in tar.
20
Who will win the World Series this year?
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
21
What did scientists search for in the buckets full of matrix?
deposits of asphalt
gold
Money
Microfossils
22
What is the English translation for "
Rancho La Brea
?"
Ranch Dressing
Ranch that Traps
Ranch of Asphalt
Ranch of Tar
23
What was Norrell's "paradise?"
La Brea Tarpits
Gobi Desert
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Hawaii
24
Where are the La Brea Tarpits located?
Sioux City, IA
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Paris, France
25
What is an acronym?
another name for an abbreviation
a hit song
a word formed using 1st letter of other words.
a new dance move
