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Footprints From The Past

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are the problem faced in fossil exploration?

a)

Expensive entrance to museum

b)

Fossil smugglers

c)

Hot weather

d)

Too many fossils around

2.

What does extinct mean?

a)

a. something is smelly

b)

b. something no longer exists

c)

c. both are correct

3.

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...

a)

clay

b)

fossils

c)

igneous rocks

d)

silt

4.

The word dinosaur means "terrible lizards".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

The plates on the stegosaurus' back would mostly be for...

a)

Flying

b)

Attracting a mate

c)

Balance

d)

Defense

6.

An animal that eat both plants and meat are called _______.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

7.

How many continents are found on Earth?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

9

d)

5

8.

Which continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

9.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
10.

How would a triceratops protect themself?

a)

By running away

b)

The 3 horns on its head

c)

By farting

11.

Which order do the eras occur?

a)

Jurassic, Triassic, Borassic

b)

Cretaceous, Triassic, Jurassic

c)

Jurassic, Triassic, Cretaceous

d)

Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

12.

In which era do we currently live?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Cenozoic

13.
____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
14.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
  Rotting Log
15.
Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
16.

We have seven continents at the present time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

d)

I DON'T KNOW.

17.

Which does not belong to the continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Pacific

18.

How long ago was the cretaceous period

a)

70 million years ago

b)

40 million years ago

c)

65 million years ago

d)

255 million years ago

e)

90 million years ago

19.

Where there sharks in the cretaceous period

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Dinosaurs means ...........

a)

Terrible dogs

b)

Terrible lizards

c)

Terrible cats

d)

Terrible goats

21.

The dinosaurs existed within _________ periods.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

22.

What is the name of the third and last dinosaur age?

a)

The Triassic period

b)

today

c)

The Jurassic period

d)

The Cretaceous period

23.

What was the possible cause of the change of climate and ended the age of the dinosaurs?

a)

a comet

b)

a tornado

c)

a meteorite

d)

an earthquake

24.

What was the name of the period which existed 135 million years ago?

a)

Triassic

b)

Jurassic

c)

Arabian

d)

Permian

25.

What was the name of the period which existed 200 million years ago?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Triassic

d)

Pangea

26.
A herbivore eats...
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Both plants and meat
d)
Candy
27.
What did this dinosaur eat?
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Plants and meat
d)
Cotton dandy
28.
What did this dinosaur eat?
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Plants and meat
d)
Ice cream
29.

Which were larger?

a)

meat eaters

b)

plant eaters

30.

Which of these animals is NOT a herbivore (plant eater)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Most plant-eating dinosaurs had sharp, jagged teeth.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What types of feeding level belongs to these teeth?

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

33.

Using this classification key for vertebrates, which group of animals has no fur, no feathers, and dry scales?

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

34.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
35.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
cat, grass, bird, snail
b)
bird, snail, grass, cat
c)
grass, snail, bird, cat
d)
grass, cat, bird, snail
36.

What is a Producer?

a)

An animal that eat plants

b)

An animal that eats meat

c)

is a plant that produces their own food

d)

An animal that grows really tall

37.

Why is it important to study fossils?

a)

Because we learn about the ancient past.

b)

Because it is cool.

c)

Because fossils are fun to study.

d)

Because fossils are found everywhere in the world.