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Which best supports the evidence that an asteroid collision may have caused the extinction of dinosaurs?(1 point)
Responses

Many dinosaur skeletons are found in one particular rock layer.
Many dinosaur skeletons are found in one particular rock layer.

Bodies of dinosaurs are only found in craters where asteroid collided.
Bodies of dinosaurs are only found in craters where asteroid collided.

Dinosaur fossil remains are found at the bottom of a body of water.
Dinosaur fossil remains are found at the bottom of a body of water.

Rare metal on Earth called Iridium is found in layers where dinosaurs disappeared.

Answer 1

The best response that supports the evidence that an asteroid collision may have caused the extinction of dinosaurs is:

Rare metal on Earth called Iridium is found in layers where dinosaurs disappeared.

This finding is significant because iridium is more commonly found in asteroids than in the Earth's crust, and its presence in a specific geological layer coinciding with the time of the dinosaurs' extinction supports the asteroid impact theory.