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Science Review 2B and 2C

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does extinction mean?

a)

It is when a certain animal dies out and is no more

b)

It is when a certain plant dies out and is no more

c)

It is when a certain plant or animal dies out and is no more

d)

It is when a certain plant or animal comes back and grows

2.

How did the name dinosaurs come to be (origin)?

a)

They were named by Adam in the garden

b)

Sir Richard Owen studied fossils and named them

c)

It came from the Hebrew name meaning "terrible giant"

d)

God gave them the name when they were created in Genesis

3.

What information can scientists NOT learn from dinosaur fossils?

a)

body shape and size

b)

diet

c)

behavior

d)

outward appearance

4.

All of the reasons below might be why dinosaurs became extinct, except...

a)

diet changes

b)

drowned by the Flood

c)

limited food

d)

climate changes after the Flood

5.

Dinosaur bones have been found _____________________.

a)

in only a few places around the world.

b)

in all but one continent.

c)

in only North and South Americas.

d)

all over the world.

6.

The word "dinosaur" comes from words meaning...

a)

terrible lizard

b)

giant lizard

c)

meat-eating lizard

d)

scary lizard

7.

List two things a scientist cannot know for sure from the skeleton of an animal.

a)

muscle structure

b)

outward appearance

c)

body shape and size

d)

diet

8.

The scientific study of fossils is called _________________________.

a)

paleontology

b)

fossilology

c)

neurology

d)

astronomy

9.

What is the process of removing a fossil from the rock and other materials around it called?

a)

excavation

b)

exterior

c)

examination

d)

evacuation

10.

Identify all the Creationists worldview statements

a)

The position of a fossil in a rock may show how the animal attempted to avoid the Flood's waters.

b)

Simpler forms of life are found in lower rock layers. More advanced forms of life are found in upper.

c)

Life began with simple one-celled organisms which gradually changed to more complex forms of life.

d)

Most fossils are about the same age since they were formed by the Flood.

11.

Identify all the Evolutionary worldview statements

a)

Birds developed from dinosaurs

b)

Dinosaurs and man never lived on the earth at the same time

c)

Dinosaurs and man lived at the same time

d)

Most animals outside of the ark were destroyed by the Flood

12.

What three things often cause extinction of plants and animals?

a)

disease

b)

lack of food

c)

weather changes

d)

loss of habitat

13.

What definition of dinosaurs is most accurate?

a)

An extinct group of land-dwelling, cold-blooded reptiles

b)

An extinct group of land-dwelling, warm-blooded reptiles

c)

An extinct group of land- and water-dwelling, cold-blooded reptiles

d)

A living group of land-dwelling, cold-blooded reptiles

14.

By what event do Creationists date fossils?

a)

The Flood

b)

A volcanic eruption

c)

A meteorite strike

d)

The beginning of Genesis

15.

The jobs that a paleontologist does include...

a)

studying fossils

b)

finding fossils and taking them to be studied

c)

cleaning the fossils and preparing them for display

d)

making models of animals