What have astrophysicists been warning about since the 1980s?

Dinosaurs, Asteroids, and Human Foresight

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Amelia Wright
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alien invasions
The sun's expansion
Asteroids hitting Earth
Global warming
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the primary cause of the dinosaurs' extinction?
Climate change
A supernova explosion
Volcanic eruptions
An asteroid impact
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the asteroid that caused the dinosaurs' extinction hit?
The Yucatán Peninsula
The Amazon Rainforest
The Himalayas
The Sahara Desert
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What global effect did the asteroid impact have on Earth?
Formation of new continents
Rise in sea levels
Ecosystem alteration
Increased rainfall
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the explosion of a meteor over Russia demonstrate?
The unpredictability of weather
The strength of Earth's atmosphere
The need for asteroid deflection
The power of nuclear weapons
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the power of the meteor explosion in Russia compared to?
A hurricane
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius
The atom bomb in Hiroshima
A volcanic eruption
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the comic about dinosaurs mentioned in the transcript meant to illustrate?
Dinosaurs' intelligence
The importance of foresight
The inevitability of extinction
The humor in history
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