A Mass Extinction,perhaps Caused by a Large Asteroid Hitting Earth

Multiple Choice

A mass extinction,perhaps caused by a large asteroid hitting Earth near the Yucatan peninsula in the Cretaceous period,would have

A) activated tectonic plate movements that rapidly repositioned continental plates in different regions of Earth.
B) produced massive volumes of soot, and triggered major climate changes that species could not survive.
C) All of the answer choices are correct.
D) produced a geological reaction to the impact, resulting in large numbers of volcanic eruptions for millions of years.
E) triggered forest and range fires over hundreds of years, destroying habitats and killing plant, animal, and other species.