Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True About Asteroids

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true about asteroids?

• A) They have had little influence on the history of life.
• B) They do not emit light and are difficult to see.
• C) Their impacts have produced craters visible in satellite images.
• D) One asteroid impacted our planet just prior to the mass extinctions at the K-T boundary.
• E) An asteroid impact releases an enormous quantity of energy.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychology, a component of Sigmund Freud's personality theory, the ego represents the rational part of the psyche that mediates between one's desires and the realities of the external world.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment.

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