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3 years ago

What evidence is preserved to indicate that a large meteorite impact occurred at the end of the Mesozoic?

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High concentrations of iridium, of extraterrestrial origin, shocked quartz, evidence of fire, tsunami deposits, a fern spore spike, indicating colonization of disturbed landscapes by ferns, and the large Chicxulub impact structure in the Yucatan, dated to c 65 mya--about the same time as the end of the Mesozoic.

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2 years ago

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B. v (galaxy 1) = -0.00517c, v (galaxy 2) = -0.01707c, v (galaxy 3) = -0.0401c

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We begin by listing out the parameters we were given:

λ (obsv) = 656.3 nm, λ (emit 1) = 659.7 nm, λ (emit 2) = 667.7 nm,

λ (emit 3) = 683.7 nm

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z = [λ (obsv) - λ (emit)] ÷ λ (emit)

For galaxy 1:

z = [λ (obsv) - λ (emit 1)] ÷ λ (emit 1)

z = (656.3 - 659.7) ÷ 659.7 = -0.00515

z = -0.00515

For galaxy 2:

z = [λ (obsv) - λ (emit 2)] ÷ λ (emit 2)

z = (656.3 - 667.7) ÷ 667.7 = -0.01707

z = -0.01707

For galaxy 3:

z = [λ (obsv) - λ (emit 3)] ÷ λ (emit 3)

z = (656.3 - 683.7) ÷ 683.7 = -0.04008

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(Δλ ÷ λ) = v ÷ c

v = c * (Δλ ÷ λ)

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⇒ v = c * z

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v = c * z

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v = 3 x $10^{8}$ * (-0.00515)

v = -1.55 x $10^{6}$ m/s

v = -0.00517c

For galaxy 2:

v = c * z

Substitute z into the equation calculated from A) above

v = 3 x $10^{8}$ * (-0.01707)

v = -5.12 x $10^{6}$ m/s

v = -0.01707c

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v = c * z

Substitute z into the equation calculated from A) above

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v = H · d

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v = velocity of a galaxy (km/s), d = distance (Mpc),

H = Hubble's constant (km/s/Mpc) = 73.8 km/sec

d = v ÷ H

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d = -1.55 x $10^{3}$ ÷ 73.8

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For galaxy 2:

v = -5.12 x $10^{3}$ km/s

d = -5.12 x $10^{3}$ ÷ 73.8

d = -69.4 Mpc

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v = -12.03 x $10^{3}$ km/s

d = -12.03 x $10^{3}$ ÷ 73.8

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