What event was responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs?

A) Meteorite impact in the Yucatan Peninsula
B) Eruptions of the Siberian Traps
C) Assembly of Pangaea
D) Rise of flowering plants


Answer: A

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Which of the following locations would contain sand, rounded stones, and broken shells?



A) Location 1, along the margins of a glacier
B) Location 2, along a steep mountain front
C) Location 3, in sand dunes
D) Location 4, along a beach
E) Location 5, on relatively deep seafloor

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Shield areas of continents are found in modern ____

A)subduction zones B)continent-continent plate boundaries C)tectonically inactive regions D)divergent plate boundaries E)transform plate boundaries

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Why are nonpersistent pesticides not as environmentally sound as first thought?

What will be an ideal response?

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A typhoon and a hurricane are identical in physical structure and properties, although they occur in different parts of the world

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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