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A scientist discovers a deep bowl-like divot under the ocean off the coast of eastern Mexico that is many kilometers across. The layers of the ground all around the continent from around the time that structure formed contain large amounts of iridium and a larger number of fossils than is normally found. What most likely caused the bowl-like structure?

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It was most likely either weathering or tectonic plates moving away from each other. More likely tectonic plates
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Answer: an asteroid impact

Explanation: I took the test

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