Which of the following is data rather than an interpretation?
A. Rising and sinking of the land around Yellowstone is related to underlying magma.
B. The ages of volcanic centers near Yellowstone indicate that North America is moving southwest over the mantle.
C. Some trees along Yellowstone Lake were flooded when the land north of the lake rose because of magma at depth.
D. All of these are data rather than interpretations.
E. All of these are interpretations rather than data.
Answer: E
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