What are flood basalts? What will be an ideal response?


Flood basalts are vast flat-lying areas of overlapping lava flows that form at hot spots.

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Winter wheat is planted and harvested in the winter

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When correlating rock between widely separated areas or between continents, what feature(s) do geologists rely on the most to link distant rock units of similar age?

A) Rock type B) Sedimentary structures C) Fossils D) Mineral content

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Overwarning is difficult to avoid in hurricane forecasting

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