1. What are fossils primarily made of?

• a. Water and air

• b. Bones, teeth, and remains

• c. Plants and dirt

• d. Rocks and minerals

2. Which type of fossil is formed from impressions in the mud?

• a. Body fossil

• b. Trace fossil

• c. Cast fossil

• d. Mold fossil

3. What do paleontologists primarily study?

• a. Living animals

• b. Fossils

• c. Rocks

• d. Minerals

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4. Which dinosaur is an example of a carnivore?

• Allosaurus

• Brachiosaurus

• Triceratops

• Stegosaurus

5. What era is known as the "age of dinosaurs"?

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Neolithic

6. Which group of dinosaurs had hips similar to modern-day birds?

• Sauropods

• Theropods

• Saurischia

• Ornithischia

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7. What can scientists determine by measuring a dinosaur's stride?

• How fast it was moving

• Where it lived

• What it ate

8. Which theory suggests that an asteroid hit Earth and caused the extinction of dinosaurs?

• Climate Change Theory

• Volcanic Eruption Theory

• Asteroid Impact Theory

• Flood Theory

9. What is the primary reason we know so much about dinosaurs?

• Fossils

• Living examples

• Stories from ancient people

• Modern technology

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10. What is a characteristic of herbivores?

• They have sharp teeth

• They eat plants

• They are the largest dinosaurs

• They walk on two legs