EE3 Describing the Effects of the Chicxulub Asteroid Collision

The graph shows that the number of people flying and the amount of fruits and nuts produced follow the same pattern. This means there is a _______ between the number of people flying and the amount of fruits and nuts produced.

• A) correlation

• B) causation

• C) coincidence

• D) contradiction

Determining _______ requires information about how a change in one variable (one thing) affects the other variable (other thing).

• A) correlation

• B) causation

• C) coincidence

• D) contradiction

A correlation does not automatically mean that one thing causes the other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A positive correlation is one in which the changes in the variables are _______.

• A) both increasing or both decreasing

• B) one increasing and one decreasing

• C) unrelated

• D) random

A negative correlation is one in which the change in one variable is _______ to the change in the other variable.

• A) opposite

• B) similar

• C) unrelated

• D) random

What was the correlation established by scientists between the Chicxulub impact and the iridium anomaly layer?

• The impact caused the formation of the iridium layer.

• The impact and the iridium layer occurred at different times.

• The impact and the iridium layer occurred at the same time.

• The iridium layer caused the asteroid impact.

What was one of the effects of the asteroid impact that led to wildfires?

• The impact created intense cold.

• The impact created intense heat.

• The impact caused heavy rainfall.

• The impact caused strong winds.

The impact of Ejecta turned rocks and other matter into _______

• Liquid

• Ice

• Gases

• Metal

What natural disaster followed the impact and traveled across the oceans?

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

How could the energy from the impact have affected the ground?

• By causing landslides

• By causing earthquakes

• By causing volcanic eruptions

• By causing floods