lav4 wrote:
Can somebody post the OE for 3rd & 4th question?
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lav4I don't have OE but will write my perception of these question: maybe it helps
3. According to the passage, it can most likely be inferred that iridium
A. can be used by scientists to determine the duration of an event
In passage we have words: "The Alvarezes reasoned that if the clay layer had taken a significant amount of time to deposit, it would contain detectable levels of iridium."
Correct
B. causes mass extinctions in a short period
According to passage asteroid cuased mass extinction
C. gathers excessively in clay deposits
"Iridium, in the form of microscopic grains of cosmic dust, is constantly raining down on the planet."
According to passage iridium gathers on all surface of earth wihout any preferences to clay
D. helps scientists determine the orientation of the magnetic field
At the beginning of the passage we read that Alvarez found that pinkish limestone record changes in magnetic fields but there is no information about relationship between iridium and magnetic field
E. leads to inaccurate conclusions regarding the chronology of an event
In passage we met case of exscessive presence of iridium caused by asteroid but this case doesn't mean that iridium causes inacurate conclusions
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4. The Alvarezes concluded that a meteorite was responsible for a mass extinction because
A. dinosaurs were prone to the effects of iridium
Dinosaurs were extinct by asteroid not by iridium
B. it could account for the heightened presence of an element
Alvarez found big presence of iridium and make inference that this fact caused by meteorit and as this site was big he nade inference that this is was huge asteroid that kill dinosauros and other forms of life
Correct
C. cosmic dust in the form of iridium constantly makes its way to the Earth’s surface
It is just fact that doesn't link to the asteroid case
D. the scaglia rossa had a sudden gap in traceable iridium
scaglia rossa didn't have gap in iridium, accroding to passage it just disappear in one moment
E. the scientific community was unable to provide a more valid hypothesis
We don't know about opinions of scientific community about mass extinction