Dinosaur Discoveries
Explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs with this Grade 5 science worksheet, covering their characteristics, habitats, and extinction.
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1. What does the word 'dinosaur' mean?
Ancient Lizard
Terrible Lizard
Giant Reptile
Big Beast
2. Which period is known as the 'Age of Dinosaurs'?
Paleozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Precambrian Era
3. All dinosaurs were huge and ferocious predators.
True
False
4. Paleontologists study dinosaur fossils to learn about them.
True
False
5. Dinosaurs are believed to have gone extinct about million years ago.
6. A large impact from an is one of the leading theories for dinosaur extinction.
7. Look at the image below. What type of dinosaur structure is shown?
8. Name two types of evidence paleontologists use to study dinosaurs.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Dinosaurs that ate only plants were called .
10. Meat-eating dinosaurs are known as .
11. The preserved remains of ancient life, like dinosaurs, are called .