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Q: How big is the crater that is caused from a nuclear explosion?
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Are craters caused by meteorites?

Some craters are caused by meteorites; for example, the Barringer Meteor Crater near Winslow, AZ, USA is probably the best known big crater. But craters can be caused by volcanoes or by explosions as well. Although, to be honest, a meteor crater is caused by an explosion, too, when kinetic energy is converted abruptly into heat.


How big of an explosion can a nuclear bomb make?

Big


How does a nuke create such a big explosion?

Nuclear weapons are very powerful.


How big of a crater will a nuclear mizzile create?

Depends on yield and height/depth of burst.


How big is the crater the took out the dinosaurs?

A crater did not take out the dinosaurs..... But the crater caused by the asteroid that took out the dinosaurs is about 180 km (110 miles) in diameter.


How many Kia's frpm a nuclear attack?

One Kia is big explosion


What is a terraced crater?

It is a crater that has steps building up to the rim. The object that caused the impact is most likely pretty big. It does not have a central peak.


Where is the crater in Mexico caused by the big bang?

I guess you mean the crater in Mexico where many think the meteorite that killed the dinosaurs fell. That is the Chicxulub crater, covering almost half of the Yucatan peninsula.


How was Caloris Basin created?

Probably by a big explosion caused by a meteor or a comet


What is the worst affect of a nuclear explosion?

well there has never been a very big nuclear explosion but it probably the pollution after it. Yes it would be the radiation the pollution and would affect the world for years to pass killing everything left in the world


What is the big bang that created space?

The big bang was a massive explosion caused by particles travelling at very high speed.


If scientists were to find a large crater dated around the time of the dinosaurs what might it indicate about their extinction?

Many people actually believe that A large flood killed all of the dinosaurs, A large earthquake caused the crater that engulfed the dinosaurs, or A large volcanic eruption resulted in global climate change., but no. it was actually that of A large asteroid strike resulted in a massive explosion that altered plant life. It created an explosion so big that it basicly wipes out the entire species of dinosours!