How long ago did the meteorite hit the Earth?
66 million years ago
Where did the meteorite hit?
Yucatan Peninsula
Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mexico
How wide was the crater?
185 km wide
The impact was equal to how many Hiroshima bombs?
10 million
What is a "mass extinction?"
When many plants and animals die right away
What caused the mass extinction?
Meteorite
After the meteorite hit the earth, what would happen after?
earthquakes and tidal waves
After 8 minutes from impact, what happens?
debris from the explosion would fall out of the sky
What would the debris cause?
Forest fires
Why will the sky darken?
Because of carbon soot
What did the soot do?
Block out sunlight for months or years
What is an animal that eats only plants?
herbivore
What died after the herbivores?
the carnivores
What is a tidal wave?
a large wave after an earthquake
