Soils in mountainous regions generally show less-developed horizons than soils in areas of gentle slopes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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This igneous rock contains flattened pieces of pumice and small crystals of quartz and feldspar. What type of eruption probably formed this rock?
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Evidence that tensile stresses are actively pulling the lithosphere apart in an ocean ridge system is given by ________
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