Which of the Following Statements About Meteorite Impacts Is TRUE

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about meteorite impacts is TRUE?

• A) During the Earth's history there have been only a few meteorite impacts due to the protection by the Earth's atmosphere, which vaporizes nearly all meteorites.
• B) When a large meteorite strikes the Earth, there is a shock wave that compresses, heats, melts, and excavates earth materials.
• C) Meteorite impact craters cannot be distinguished from volcanic craters.
• D) Meteor Crater in Arizona has been accepted as having formed by a meteorite impact since it was discovered by geologists in the late nineteenth century.
• E) Impact craters are all roughly the same size.

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