The rocks of the Yucatán Peninsula that were struck by the near-Earth asteroid 65.5 million years ago had a composition that directly resulted in __________ as a major consequence of impact.
A) release of carbon dioxide
B) global cooling from giant dust clouds
C) global warming due to wildfires
D) groundwater contamination and cenotes
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Q18: Late Cretaceous was a time of _
Q19: Sea level stood perhaps as high throughout
Q20: The greatest change in terrestrial ecosystems during
Q21: During Late Cretaceous, the Interior Seaway connected
Q22: Global evidence of terminal Cretaceous extinction occurs
Q23: The Maastrichtian chalk seas of Europe completely
Q24: A typical Upper Cretaceous sequence of formations
Q26: In the chalk seas of Europe and
Q27: A change in the angle of subduction
Q28: Early Cretaceous rudist reefs existed
A) along the
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