What Is Tunguska

question 25

Multiple Choice

What is Tunguska?

• A)a postulated binary companion to the Sun thought to be responsible for mass extinctions
• B)a long period comet that struck Jupiter in 1994
• C)a newly discovered moon of Pluto
• D)the site of an asteroid impact that occurred in Siberia in 1908
• E)the Gulf of Mexico basin that is the crater of the asteroid impact that caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago

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Definitions:

Empirical Evidence

Information obtained through observation, experimentation, or experience, as opposed to theory or belief, used as the basis for knowledge.

Choice Overload

The phenomenon where having too many options can lead to difficulty in making decisions and potential dissatisfaction with the chosen option.

Rumination

The repetitive, often compulsive, focus on the symptoms of one's distress, and its possible causes and consequences, rather than on solutions.

Postdecision Regret

The feeling of remorse or guilt after making a decision, often wishing one had chosen differently.