________ predicts that the higher a mountain range extends above sea level the deeper it extends into the mantle.
A. Isostatic adjustment
B. Mohorovicic discontinuity
C. Crustal rebound
D. Mantle convection
E. Subducting oceanic lithosphere
Answer: A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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