Dinosaurs

Which dinosaur below is a carnivore?

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Answer explanation

Known for their sharp jaws and claws, velociraptors were small but fierce meat-eaters.

Dinosaurs only lived in one type of habitat.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Dinosaurs lived in a variety of environments, including forests, deserts, and swamps.

Which of the following dinosaurs was known to eat from tall trees and had a long neck?

• Brachiosaurus

• Stegosaurus

• Velociraptor

• Triceratops

Answer explanation

The Brachiosaurus used its long neck to reach the leaves of tall trees.

Which theory best explains the extinction of dinosaurs?

• They ran out of food.

• People hunted them down.

• Earth was struck by a huge asteroid.

• Suddenly, every dinosaur was sick.

Answer explanation

One of the most widely spread accepted theories for why dinosaurs went extinct is because of an asteroid.

About _____ million years ago, dinosaurs went extinct.

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 66

Answer explanation

Around 66 million years ago, dinosaurs went extinct, most likely because of an asteroid impact.