The ________ the lava, and the greater the amount of gas trying to escape, the more violent the eruption.

A. more viscous
B. hotter
C. more oxygenated
D. more fluid
E. older


Answer: A

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A. Cool on the surface and have a fine-grained texture (small mineral crystals).  B. Cool beneath the surface and have a course-grained texture (large mineral crystals). C. Cool on the surface and have a course-grained texture (large mineral crystals).  D. Cool beneath the surface and have a fine-grained texture (small mineral crystals).

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a. True b. False

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Rivers downcutting into a land surface, in the absence of other forces, usually tend to erode a ___-shaped form.

a - V b - U c - delta d - flat bottomed e - groove

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