An Asteroid Impact on Earth Is Often Associated with the Formation

question 15

Multiple Choice

An asteroid impact on Earth is often associated with the formation of ____.​

• A) large floods​
• B) ​erupting volcanoes
• C) ​magnetized rock
• D) ​fossils
• E) ​shocked quartz

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