. One of the major reasons for the extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago was a devastating asteroid impact. Where in modern-day Mexico did this happen?
Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula
. What is the main difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it is known as a meteor and when it hits the ground it is called a meteorite
. Name the two major Italian towns, now a UNESCO WHS, that were destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.
Pompeii and Herculaneum
. What does the Fujita scale or Fujita–Pearson scale (FPP scale) measure?
Tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and vegetation
. Haumea, Makemake, and Eris are examples of which type of heavenly bodies?
Dwarf planets
. If an epicentre is a point directly above an earthquake on the surface of the Earth, what is the term for the point within the earth where the rupture starts?
Hypocenter
. Of which commonly seen phenomena, which can be deadly at times, are Intracloud, Ground-to-Cloud, Cloud-to-Cloud types of?
Lightning
