Question

The causes of the extinction of the dinosaurs could be

• A. Collision of asteroids
• B. Collision of meteors
• C. Collision of meteorites
• D. Collision of comets
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Collision of asteroids

Many scientists believe that asteroid collided with our planet, As a result huge amount of dust was released that might has covered the Earth's surface, cutting off sunlight for long periods of times. These finally led to extinction of many species including dinasaurs from the earth. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest option is incorrect.