Dinosaurs: Carnotaurus

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    What does the name Carnotaurus mean?

    • Meat-eating lizard
    • Plant-eating bull
    • Meat-eating torey
    • Meat-eating bull
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  • 2. 

    Where did Carnotaurus live?

    • Modern-day Atlanta

    • Modern-day Australia

    • Modern-day Africa

    • Modern-day Argentina

    Correct Answer
    A. Modern-day Argentina
  • 3. 

    Carnotaurus might have used its horns for which of the following?

    • Sharpening its claws

    • Attracting mates

    • Picking food from its teeth

    • Climbing trees

    Correct Answer
    A. Attracting mates
  • 4. 

    True or False: Carnotaurus could not move its fingers.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 5. 

    True or False. Scientists think Carnotaurus was a slow-moving dinosaur, not capable of reaching fast speeds.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 6. 

    About how fast do researchers think Carnotaurus might have been able to run?

    • 10 miles (16 kilometres) per hour

    • 5 miles (8 kilometres) per hour

    • 60 miles (97 kilometres) per hour

    • 30 miles (48 kilometres) per hour

    Correct Answer
    A. 30 miles (48 kilometres) per hour
  • 7. 

    How many fingers did Carnotaurus have on each arm?

    • 2

    • 3

    • 4

    • 5

    Correct Answer
    A. 4
  • 8. 

    About how many years ago did Carnotaurus live?

    • 75 million to 70 million years ago

    • 65 million to 60 million years ago

    • 175 million to 170 million years ago

    • 165 million to 160 million years ago

    Correct Answer
    A. 75 million to 70 million years ago
  • 9. 

    Which of the following helps explain why Carnotaurus developed several unusual features?

    • It hunted very unusual prey

    • South America was isolated from the rest of the world at the time Carnotaurus lived

    • The air in South America is different than in other parts of the world

    • It drank unusual water

    Correct Answer
    A. South America was isolated from the rest of the world at the time Carnotaurus lived
  • 10. 

    Which of the following describes how scientists think of Carnotaurus's bite?  

    • Strong but slow

    • Strong and fast

    • Weak but fast

    • Weak and slow

    Correct Answer
    A. Weak but fast

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