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Q: The theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large asteroid impact on Earth was given by_____
  • A. Wilhelm Rontgen
  • B. Luis Alvarez
  • C. Henry Moseley
  • D. William Crookes
Correct Answer: Option B - The theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large asteroid impact on Earth was given by Luis Alvarez. The Luis Alvarez hypothesis posits that the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living things during the cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth.
B. The theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large asteroid impact on Earth was given by Luis Alvarez. The Luis Alvarez hypothesis posits that the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living things during the cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth.

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The theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large asteroid impact on Earth was given by Luis Alvarez. The Luis Alvarez hypothesis posits that the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living things during the cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth.