Which of the Following Was NOT a Likely Consequence of the Chicxulub

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a likely consequence of the Chicxulub meteorite impact 65.5 million years ago?

• A) eruption of massive volcanoes in India, forming deposits known as the Deccan Traps
• B) intense acid rain from sulfuric acid forming in the atmosphere
• C) global cooling caused by sulfur dioxide and airborne dust blocking solar radiation
• D) a massive tsunami in the Gulf of Mexico
• E) earthquakes of huge magnitude

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Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of all values in a population dataset.

Chi-Square Statistic

A statistical measure used in tests of independence to analyze the frequency distribution of observed data versus an expected data set.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Sample Data

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