Meteorite Impact Quiz

Where did the meteorite hit the Earth?

• Near the Amazon Rainforest

• Near the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

• Near the Pacific Ocean

What was one immediate effect of the meteorite impact?

• The oceans dried up completely

• A massive fireball killed everything on Earth

• A huge explosion and earthquakes occurred

Why did plants start to die after the meteorite impact?

• The carbon soot blocked sunlight

• Dinosaurs ate all the plants

• There was too much water from tidal waves

What was the consequence of herbivores dying?

• Carnivores had no food and also died

• The planet became covered in ice

• New plant species grew quickly

What do some scientists believe would have happened if the meteorite had not hit Earth?

• Dinosaurs would have gone extinct anyway

• Dinosaurs might have survived and adapted

• New species would have immediately taken over

If the meteorite ____ in another location, the effects might have been different.

• would have landed

• had landed

• has landed

If dinosaurs ____ to the climate change, they might have survived.

• adapted

• had adapted

• would adapt

If plants hadn't died, herbivores ____ enough food to survive.

• would have had

• have had

• had had

If you ____ close to the impact site, you wouldn't have survived.

• had been

• would have been

• have been

If the sunlight ____ blocked, the plants wouldn't have died.