What are the Columbia River basalts and what is their origin?


The Columbia River basalts are vast areas of lava flows that issued from fissures rather than central vent volcanoes. Volcanic cones did not develop because the lava was too fluid.

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Organic matter in soil is found principally in the

A. A horizon. B. R layer. C. B horizon. D. C horizon. E. O horizon

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If stormy weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be ________

A) falling B) rising C) steady D) none of these

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What country colonized South Asia?

A) Britain B) France C) Germany D) Spain E) Russia

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The best evidence of vertical wind shear in this development of a multicell thunderstorm is at the

A) cumulus stage. B) cloud merger stage. C) dissipating stage. D) mature stage.

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