The Effect of the Meteorite Impact at the End of the Cretaceous

question 7

Multiple Choice

The effect of the meteorite impact at the end of the Cretaceous is thought to have been ____.

• A) great input of particulate matter into the atmosphere
• B) blocking of the incoming solar radiation
• C) cessation of photosynthesis
• D) collapse of the food chains
• E) all of these

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