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AL History Week 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There has been no evidence as of today that humans ever hunted giant prehistoric animals

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The two most common dinosaurs living in Alabama were the Stegosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In Alabama, there are very few dinosaur fossils because top soil has covered the remains

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Dinosaur remains are found near cretaceous rock and Alabama has more of it than just about any other place in the eastern United States.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The most common ancient mammal in Alabama is believed to be the mammoth.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Most dinosaur remains are found in

a)

creek gullies, water, new construction sites

b)

schools

c)

ditches

d)

my refrigerator

7.

Many dinosaur digs are located on a line running east to west through the counties of Dallas, Montgomery and Russell because

a)

most of the state's vegetation is located here

b)

this is the site of an ancient shoreline where dino bodies were washed to shore.

c)

the state's most vicious dinosaurs were located here, and that is where they ate their prey.

d)

dinosaurs got stuck in the quicksand located here and died

8.

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

a)

the Age of Mammals

b)

the Age of Reptiles

c)

the Age of Birds

d)

none of the above

9.

Ancient mammals aren't living today because

a)

they froze to death during the Ice Age

b)

they were killed by disease

c)

these mammals were all killed by man

d)

no one knows for sure how they died

10.

The first people in Alabama, the Paleo Indians, came to North America

a)

during the ice age

b)

from Siberia

c)

following large herds of animals traveling in search of food

d)

all of the above

11.

The recorded Age of Man began about ____________ years ago.

a)

2 years ago

b)

34,000 years ago

c)

6000 years ago

d)

65 million years ago

12.

The approximate Age of Mammals is __________ years.

a)

65 million years

b)

10 years

c)

2 years

d)

3000 years

13.

Three main kinds of giant reptiles found in Alabama during the Age of Reptiles are the dinosaurs of the land, plesiosaurs of the sea and _________________ of the sky.

a)

lizard

b)

tiger

c)

giraffe

d)

pterosaurs

14.

When some creature no longer exits on Earth, it is said to be ______________.

a)

happy

b)

lost

c)

extinct

d)

sad