414 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS UNIT 11 VOCABULARY PREVIEW 2 meteor 3. strita 4 extinct 5. photosynthesis 6, evidence 7. theory &. colliding with 9. paleontology 10. adaptable T. basin 12. cataelysnie LISTENING TO THE LECTURE First Listening: Second Listening: ‘Main Ideas Facts and Details Par Pane 1 Lb 1. abe 2. False 3. Tue Pawr2 Par? Lb 1. Fale 2. False 3. True Paxe3 Pax 3 a 1. True 2. False 3. False UNIT 11 Review Test 1, Dinosaurs died out approximately 65 milion years ago. 2, "The Climatic Changes Theory tres to explain why the dinosaurs died suddenly, I saye chat volcanoes threw large mounts of dust into the atmosphere—so much thatthe carts climate changed, ‘Aza reiule ofthese changes, che dinosaurs ded 3, Many scientists daube che Climatic Changes Theory because it doesnt exphaia the speed at which che dinosaurs died out. The dinosaurs had adapted extremely wel for millions of years, so scientists dont believe that valeanoes could have changed the climate so completely and rapidly thar che dinosaurs would have died suddenly. 4, The Collision Theory says chat large meteor bit che Barch and threw entremely large amounts of debris into the at. This debris say have blacked the sunlight inmedicely and fora matter of| ‘months. Ths would lave killed plans quickly, which would have Lille the dindeaurs. In thie scenario, everything would have been nota one day, and «few months late, most ofthe plants and dinosaur lite would have disappeared. 5. (possible answer) One simple piece of evidence thar support the Callison Theory isthe discovery of a circular basin 180 kilome- ters about 113 miles} in diamerer in dhe Yucatan Peninsula. This busi, which is 1,100 meters (3,000 Feet) underground, was formed around he sme of ch disappearance of the dinosaurs “This could bea crater caused by a large meter siking the earth UNIT 1: vocaBuLs 2d ah 4 75 8k 9, LISTENING First Listenin ‘Main Ideas Par 1 Le Pawr2 La Ra Paar 3 La 2b Prer le UNIT 1. 1 In the fitwe teaditional relaxed sy and the cle Sola ble ps solaccnerg would allow fer body fi 3. (possible an future hic snaps of pro ‘These chan all, people diferent 17 heany clot (Changes in will alo giv 2 4, (possible an people. Fo ‘way ro hel ‘others thet sweats upto same, Athi in modern