BrainPop Dinosaurs

Which object represents how the Stegosaurus likely used its plates for defense?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The process of assembling a complete dinosaur skeleton is most similar to:

• collecting seashells

• completing a jigsaw puzzle

• painting a portrait

• renovating a house

Our knowledge of dinosaur behavior is based on:

• historical accounts

• fictional accounts

• direct observation

• educated guesses

Which statement about the fossil record is generally true?

• the deeper the rock layer, the older the fossil

• the deeper the rock layer, the younger the fossil

• all rock layers contain fossils

• no rock layer contains more than one type of fossil

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Compared to the Triassic period, dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were:

• much smaller

• more diverse

• less spread out

• less intelligent

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Based on the relative sizes of carnivores, place the periods in order from biggest to smallest

• Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

• Jurassic, Triassic, Cretaceous

• Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic

• Cretaceous, Triassic, Jurassic

What is the most likely food for this dinosaur?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following probably is the most responsible for the increase in dinosaur diversity?

• jungle habitats

• geographical barriers

• meteor strikes

• vocanic eruptions

Raptors were most likely:

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

What did the mass extinctions of the Triassic and Cretaceous periods have in common?

• changes to the atmosphere

• worldwide volcanic activity

• asteroid impacts

• human activity

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