Lecture 1 - Where did the dinosaurs live?

Question 1

Where do we find dinosaurs?

Answer 1

On every continent, including
Antartica

Question 2

Are all prehistoric creatures dinos?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Did dinos fly?

Answer 3

Avian dinos “birds” but others no dinos are primarily terrestrial

Question 4

Are all feathers intended for flight?

Answer 4

No, they can also be designed for thermoregulation and other purposes

Question 5

What is a transitional form?

Answer 5

It has features of both dinos and birds

Question 6

Take away messages

Answer 6

The science of palaeontology is complex and always changing

Question 7

When you are given a picture containing plate tectonics what do we look for

Answer 7

Look at the land mass(plate tectonics) and how they are moving in relation to one another. Also look at the bodies of water

Question 8

What are the 4 layers of the earth?

Answer 8

Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core

Question 9

What is the dominant material of the core

Answer 9

The core is metallic

Question 10

What is the dominant material of the crust and mantle?

Answer 10

Silicate materials

Question 11

An increase in depth does what?

Answer 11

Increase the pressure and temperature

Question 12

What does an increase in depth, pressure, and temp lead to?

Answer 12

Differences in phase and mechanical behaviour of the layers of the earth

Question 13

What are the two types of crust?

Answer 13

Continental
Oceanic

Question 14

Continental crust

Answer 14

Thick 20-80km
Rich in Si and Al
Low density
Granite

Question 15

Oceanic

Answer 15

Thin 5-10lm
Rich in Fe and Mg
Higher density
Basalt