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Match the following events with the effects they had on the dinosaurs:
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:
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:
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:
Match the following locations with the place where the crater was discovered:
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Match the following years with the event that occurred:
Match the following years with the event that occurred:
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The asteroid that hit the Earth was 10 miles across.
The asteroid that hit the Earth was 10 miles across.
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The crater caused by the asteroid is located in a town called Mexico.
The crater caused by the asteroid is located in a town called Mexico.
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All dinosaurs became extinct due to the asteroid impact.
All dinosaurs became extinct due to the asteroid impact.
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The hot debris from the asteroid started floods that destroyed plants.
The hot debris from the asteroid started floods that destroyed plants.
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The dinosaurs died out 6 million years ago.
The dinosaurs died out 6 million years ago.
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