Asteroids
Nuclear Winter
100
Where does the impact crater lie?
Yucatan Peninsula
100
What is a nuclear winter?
Plummeting temperatures, noontime darkness, and the eventual death of life on planet Earth
200
How fast did the asteroid that impacted Earth travel kilometers/seconds?
30 kilometers per second
200
What does nuclear winters do to the survivors?
Causes Famine and Destruction
300
List 5 affects when the asteroid penetrated the Earth's crust?
1. Scattering dust and debris (into the atmosphere causing huge fires) 2. Volcanic activity 3. Tsunamis 4. Severe storms (with high winds) 5. Acidic Rain
300
What is a substantial nuclear winter?
It is catastrophic consequences for the Northern Hemisphere
400
What year was the asteroid found that killed the dinosaurs
1970's
400
What is a severe nuclear winter?
It is when less than 1% of the sunlight will make it to the Earth's surface
500
What was the name of the asteroid?
Chicxulub
500
What is a extreme nuclear winter?
It is when utter darkness is at noon and the atmosphere would be black
M
e
n
u