In some places, the crust of the Earth is rising as much as ________ per decade because of crustal adjustment after the Pleistocene ice melted
A) 2 centimeters (5 inches)
B) 20 centimeters (10 inches)
C) 2 meters (6 feet)
D) 20 meters (66 feet)
E) 2 kilometers (6,600 feet)
Answer: A
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