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extinction of dinos
Title: extinction of dinos
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 407 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
extinction of dinos
Could an exploding star have been responsible for the death of the dinosaurs? This
idea has become popular again as an explanation for the disappearance of the
dinosaurs. An exploding star can blast material enormous distances into space. If
this material reached Earth’s atmosphere, changes may have occurred that were
harmful to life.
We call an exploding star a supernova. Nova is the Latin word for new, and in
ancient times, when an exploding …showed first 75 words of 407 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 407 total…of deadly cancer among the animals. Others believe neutrinos and radiation
caused reaction within the Earth’s atmosphere that resulted in destruction of the
ozone layer. Without the ozone layer to filter out dangerous radiation, high rates
of cancer would occur. Only small animals and plants, whose homes were sheltered
from the harmful radiation would survive. An identical result would occur if no
ozone layer existed to filter out radiation coming from our own Sun.
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