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A scientist discovers a deep bowl-like divot under the ocean off the coast of eastern Mexico that is many kilometers across. The layers of the ground all around the continent from around the time that structure formed contain large amounts of iridium and a larger number of fossils than is normally found. What most likely caused the bowl-like structure?

a meteorite impact
an asteroid impact
an iridium spike
a Kuiper object impact

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Answer:

an asteroid impact or B

Explanation:

An asteroid impact most likely caused the bowl-like structure. Hence, option B is correct.

What is divot or bowl like structure?

A divot are the marks made in the grass on the golf course. So, scientist named a bowl like structure form in under the ocean off the coast of eastern Mexico.

  • An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measure effect.
  • If the asteroid hits on land of the earth there will be the huge amount of dust thrown up into the atmosphere.
  • If it hits water, then there would be an increase in water in the atmosphere.

Example: the impact of asteroid ended the age of dinosaurs a 66 million years ago.

  • It kills more than 75 percent of earth species.

The asteroid impact in ocean made bowl type structure called divot these kilometers in size so big  as compared to a football ground.

An asteroid impact most likely caused the bowl-like structure. Hence, option B is correct.

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