Social Studies week 2

How do scientists know that humans hunted prehistoric animals?

• They just guessed.

• They discovered stone spears that nomads used.

• They looked it up in books.

• Humans did not hunt prehistoric animals.

What are the two most common dinosaurs that lived in Alabama?

• T Rex and brontosaurus

• T Rex and albertosaurus

• T Rex and hadrosaur

• albertosaurus and hadrosaur

Why are there few dinosaur remains in Alabama?

• The remains were washed out to sea.

• The remains sank to the bottom of the sea.

• The remains were covered with mud.

• All of these answers are correct.

In what type of rock are dinosaur remains usually found?

• Sand stone

• Lava

• Cretaceous rock

• Petrified rock

Alabama has a lot of cretaceous rock.

• True

• False

What was the most common ancient mammal in Alabama?

• wooly mammoth

• wooly rhino

• giant wombat

• saber-toothed tiger

What types of areas usually contain dinosaur remains?

• creek gullies

• new construction sites

• rock quarries

• all of the answers are correct

Why are most dinosaur digs in Alabama located in a line running east to west through the counties of Dallas, Montgomery, and Russell?

• The line is a river.

• The line is a coincidence.

• The line was an ancient shore line.

• The line is the Fall Line.

What is the time period between the death of the dinosaurs and the beginning of man living on the Earth called?

• Age of Dinosaurs

• Age of Aquarius

• Age of Man

• Age of Mammals

Why aren't ancient mammals living today?

• They are living today.

• Scientists don't know.

• The dinosaurs killed them.

• Man killed them.