Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: New Orleans is particularly vulnerable to hurricanes like Katrina BECAUSE nearly all of the city's metropolitan area is only five feet above sea level along Lake Pontchartrain
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
C
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A) Limestone in the far right (unit K)
B) Dike (unit D)
C) Conglomerate (unit C)
D) Lava flow (unit L)
E) Granite (unit G)
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A) satellites have a difficult time flying through it. B) visible sunlight is deflected by it. C) of the electrical charges of atoms associated with it. D) no radio waves can pass through it.
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