The Dinosaur Extinction

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Match the following events with the effects they had on the dinosaurs:

Huge clouds of dust were thrown up into the sky = The dinosaurs could not survive the changes caused by the asteroid Plant-eating dinosaurs had no plants to eat = The meat-eaters eventually had no food either Hot debris from the asteroid started fires = The dinosaurs starved to death Starving dinosaurs = The planet turned cold and dark for many years

Match the following creatures with the fact that they still exist today:

Scorpions = Were extinct after the asteroid impact Crocodiles = Still exist today Turtles = Were only present during the dinosaur era Insects = Are not found in the fossil record

Match the following descriptions with the size of the asteroid:

The asteroid was 6 miles (10 km) across = The size of the crater caused by the impact The asteroid was 10 km across = The size of the asteroid The crater was 110 miles (180 km) wide = The size of the asteroid that hit the Earth The asteroid was 110 miles (180 km) wide = The size of the crater caused by the impact

Match the following locations with the place where the crater was discovered:

<p>Chicxulub = The location of the asteroid impact Mexico = The place where the crater was discovered The town of Chicxulub = The location of the asteroid impact The Earth = The place where the crater was discovered</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following years with the event that occurred:

<p>66 million years ago = The crater was discovered 1990 = The crater was discovered</p> Signup and view all the answers

The asteroid that hit the Earth was 10 miles across.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The crater caused by the asteroid is located in a town called Mexico.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

All dinosaurs became extinct due to the asteroid impact.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The hot debris from the asteroid started floods that destroyed plants.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The dinosaurs died out 6 million years ago.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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