Answer:
They found evidence of an impact crater in Mexico
Explanation:
The K-Pg boundary is the boundary that separates two periods, but also two eras. The two periods that are separated by this boundary are the Cretaceous and the Tertiary, while the two eras are the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic. The boundary is marked by a mass extinction, and the scientists started to hypothesize as to why it happened. There were numerous different theories, but a clue in Mexico, or rather right next to the Yucatan Peninsula, shed new light on it. The scientists found an impact crater, formed either by a large asteroid or a comet. Such an impact would have easily caused sudden and drastic changes on the Earth, killing of the majority of the species. This impact released such a big amount of energy that it killed everything in the surrounding area in seconds. On top of that, it caused an extremely hot wave of air across the whole planet, killing many more organisms. It managed to trigger most of the volcanoes to erupt, as well as the earthquakes, causing also very large tsunamis. The sunlight got blocked for quite some time from all the aerosols in the atmosphere as well. This resulted in a mass extinction of the dominant species, like the dinosaurs, but it opened up the terrain for the evolution of the others, like the mammals.
Answer:
None of the above
Explanation:
More than a billion years ago, for instance, the North American plate began a rifting process. A triple junction formed in the middle of the young continent, and a deep rift valley developed. Freshwater drained and collected in this rift valley, creating a lake.
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Answer:
(-8, 6)
Explanation:
Where ever the school is starting off on the grid you should take away 8 and add 6 to Janet's new location. This is so that your answer is correct.
Janet is 8 blocks west and 6 blocks north of where she began.
Answer: The correct answer is : (2) all inorganic rocks except igneous rocks are formed from other rocks
Explanation: Igneous rocks are formed by the solidification of magma, the process is slow if it is in the crust and fast if it is on the surface.
Sedimentary rocks are formed on the surface of the earth by processes of erosion and alteration of pre-existing rocks.
Metamorphic rocks have been formed by the evolution of another previous rock due to the environment to which it is subjected that may be hotter, colder or of a different pressure.
