On Average, How Often Do Impacts Large Enough to Produce

question 99

Multiple Choice

On average, how often do impacts large enough to produce mass extinction on the Earth occur?

• A)once in Earth's history
• B)once every thousand years
• C)once every hundred million years
• D)once every million years
• E)once every century

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