Old Earth Ministries Online Dinosaur Curriculum

Dinosaur Test 1

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1: The term 'dinosaur' was coined in 1842 by:: John Ostrom
U.S. President John Tyler
Charles Darwin
Sir Richard Owen
2: The Mesozoic Era is comprised of what three geologic periods?: Permian, Triassic, Cretaceous
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
Cambrian, Silurian, Devonian
Jurassic, Cambrian, Permian
3: The Cretaceous Period started and ended how many years ago?: Started 150 Ma (million years ago), ended 100 Ma
Started 145.5 Ma, ended 65.5 Ma
Started 125.2 Ma, ended 85 Ma
Started 145.5 Ma, ended 51 Ma
4: During the Triassic, almost all of earth’s landmass was concentrated in one giant supercontinent called: Rodinia
Gondwana
Pangaea
Kenorland
5: The K-T boundary, which separates the Cretaceous from later rocks, is marked by a thin layer of rock that is rich in the radioactive element iridium.: True
False
6: The impact crater that is possibly responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs is located where?: Meteor Crater, Arizona
Manson Crater, Iowa
Chicxulub Crater, Mexico
Shoemaker Crater, Australia
7: A species of this type of dinosaur probably survived the meteorite impact of 65.5 Ma, and lived on for several hundred thousand years.: Hadrosaur
Tyrannosaur
Triceratops
Velociraptor
8: The rising and falling of sea levels, resulting in the movement of deposition zones for sandstone, shale, and limestone, is known as:: Shifting deposition
Transgression and regression
Advancement and retreat
Zonal changes
9: A ____________ is a group consisting of a species (extinct or extant) and all its descendants.
10: An exposure of rock deposits at the earth's surface is called an outcrop.: True
False
11: The earth's system responsible for moving the continents on the earth's surface is: The Continental System
The Shield System
The Convection System
The Tectonic System
12: Geologic periods are divided into Ages. In chronostratigraphy, a Stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single Age on the geologic timescale.: True
False
13: The Jurassic Period started and ended how many years ago?: Started 251 Ma, ended 65.5 Ma
Started 228 Ma, ended 161.2 Ma
Started 199.6 Ma, ended 145.5 Ma
Started 175 Ma, ended 125 Ma
14: The climate during the Mesozoic Era was colder than it is today.: True
False
15: A species is said to be ________if there is not enough scientific data to support it being a species.
16: The ______________ group of dinosaurs is characterized by having a 'lizard' type hip.
17: The other group of dinosaurs, characterized by having a 'bird' type hip, are called the _______.
18: The Triassic Period started 251.0 million years ago, and ended 199.6 million years ago.: True
False
19: During the Jurassic Period, the one giant supercontinent broke into two supercontinents, named Laurasia and _______.
20: When Pangaea broke apart, it formed a sea called:: Baltic
Tethys
Atlantica
Nautica