Old Earth Ministries Online Earth History Curriculum

Earth History Test 9

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1: When did the Triassic Period Start?: 251 Ma
228 Ma
65 Ma
299 Ma
2: The Triassic Period was the first of three periods of the ___________ Era.
3: The Triassic Period ended 199.6 million years ago.: True
False
4: The geologic period following the Triassic is the ________ Period.
5: The _________ Sea/Ocean was a gulf of water on the east side of Pangaea.
6: During the Triassic, Pangaea began to divide into which two continents?: Antarctica and Laurasia
Laurasia and Gondwana
Antarctica and Gondwana
Laurasia and Rodinia
7: Although Ichthyosaurs were marine animals, they were air breathers like whales and dolphins.: True
False
8: The term 'dinosaur' was coined by an English paleontologist named ______.: Robert Bakker
Richard Marsh
Samuel Lemming
Richard Owen
9: The term ‘dinosaur is from the Greek, meaning “terrible lizard.”: True
False
10: The term dinosaur includes plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and ichthyosaurs.: True
False
11: The smallest dinosaurs were about the size of a: Hippopotamus
Pigeon
Large dog
Elephant
12: The beginning of the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea was about:: 130 Ma
150 Ma
175 Ma
220 Ma