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Why Did Dinosaurs Go Extinct Mystery 6

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dinosaurs went extinct nearly ______________ years ago?

a)

25 million

b)

65 million

c)

10 million

d)

100 years

2.

How long did dinosaurs live on the Earth

a)

for about 165 million years

b)

for about 100 million years

c)

for about 10 million years

d)

for about 17 million years

3.

TRUE or FALSE Fossils are the remains or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural proces

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

If a dinosaur had sharp teeth it is a good assumption they were a ___________________________

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

5.

If a dinosaur had broad flat teeth it is a good assumption

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

6.

If a dinosaur had a beak it is a good assumption they were a _______________________.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

7.

Fossilized poop is called ___________________

a)

yawl

b)

crappies

c)

nippo

d)

coprolites

8.

By looking at fossilized poop scientists can determine ____________________________________.

a)

how long its legs were

b)

what type(s) of food it had been eating

c)

what time of day it liked to eat

d)

where it liked to eat

9.

When did the Cretaceous Period exist

a)

10 years ago to yesterday

b)

100 billion years ago to 100 years ago

c)

100 million years ago to 100 years ago

d)

145.5 million years ago-66 million years ago

10.

Radio Metric Dating allows scientists to determine ___________________________________.

a)

what is inside things

b)

the date by listening to the radio

c)

the age of an artifact by testing the radioactive isotopes

d)

if something is a solid, liquid, or a gas

11.

What do scientists believed happened at the Chicxulub Crater?

a)

a flood

b)

a hurricane

c)

a tornado

d)

an asteroid hit that area

12.

How big was the asteroid that hit the Chicxulub Crater?

a)

100 feet in diameter

b)

2 miles in diameter

c)

7 miles in diameter

d)

100 miles in diameter

13.

What two things occurred because of the asteroid hitting the Chicxulub Crater (CHECK 2)

a)

large tsunami

b)

holiday

c)

hurricane

d)

burning of trees

e)

crops started to grow

14.

What two things resulted in the asteroid hitting the Earth at the Chicxulub Crater? (CHECK 2)

a)

dust

b)

sun all day

c)

coupons

d)

vapor

e)

green plants

15.

What gave Luis & Walter Alvarez their idea that dinosaurs were wiped from the Earth by an asteroid?

a)

a dust layer left behind

b)

a big moutain

c)

the big bang happened at their house

d)

they saw a space ship & thought up this must have happened

16.

There was a volcanic eruption in Indonesia which resulted

a)

"A lapse in Time"

b)

"A Year Without Summer"

c)

"A Day & Night Without Time"

d)

"One Who Flew South for a Day"

17.

Another result of the volcanic eruption was there was a blockage of sunlight to the Earth which caused a ____________. Plants & crops had a difficult time growing.

a)

praise

b)

harvest

c)

famine

d)

feast

18.

At the end of the Cretaceous Period, what percent of animals were extinct?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

10%

19.

Name three reasons 25% of the animals survived near the end of the Cretaceous Period. (Check Three)

a)

They were small

b)

They were big

c)

They were omnivores

d)

They hibernated/could live under ground

e)

They ate a big meal right before the volcanic eruption