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Asteroid rock layers reveal how the 2. The word cataclysmic in paragraph 1 is closest in
meaning to:
dinosaurs died –
BreakingnewsEnglish.com a. destruction
b. disastrous
Scientists say they have unearthed details of how c. dangerous
the dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago. d. fantastic
A team of geophysicists is analyzing rock
formations in a crater under the seabed off 3. Extracted in paragraph one means:
Mexico. The rocks contain the remnants of the a. moved
cataclysmic aftermath of a gigantic asteroid b. removed
impacting with Earth. The scientists say the layers c. left behind
of rock they have extracted, reveal a step-by-step d. excited
account of the destruction that happened after the
impact, as rock and sediment settled on top of 4. Mayhem in paragraph one is closest in meaning
each other in revealing layers. Geophysicist Jay to:
Melosh from Purdue University said: "It tells us
a. maybe
what went on inside the crater on that day of
b. destruction
doom that killed the dinosaurs. All this mayhem is
c. chaos
directly recorded in the core. “
d. information
Scientists say the asteroid was around three to four
5. Core in paragraph one is:
kilometers wide. It smashed into the ocean and
created a hole 160kms wide and 20kms deep. This a. hard
triggered a chain reaction of earthquakes, tsunami, b. centre
icecap melting, landslides and fires that forever c. strong feeling
changed the geology and life forms on Earth, killing d. rock
off the dinosaurs. The asteroid's impact hurled out
6. Chain reaction in paragraph two is closest in
rock and minerals and created a massive crater.
meaning to:
Molten rock fell back into the crater, which was
then filled with ocean water from tidal waves. This a. connected
water was full of soil, vegetation, animal life and b. an answer
other debris, all of which settled in layers ready for c. an event caused by something
scientists to analyze millions of years later. The d. to arrive somewhere
scientists say this layer-forming process took just a
7. Molten in paragraph 2 is:
few hours.
a. Extremely hot
b. Melted, or turned to liquid
1. The word crater in paragraph 1 means: c. Miracle
d. Broken
a. prehistoric animal
b. move extremely fast 8. Debris in paragraph two means:
c. hole in the ground
a. a type of plant
d. very sharp
b. a type of animal
c. broken pieces of something
d. a type of rock