True or False: Rising mantle material will ultimately stop because, at lower pressures, decompression causes the material to expand, cool and contract

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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a. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. b. Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Missouri. c. Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. d. Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. e. Michigan, New York, and Ohio.

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Intertidal communities have low productivity because of high wave activity.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

A. locations 1 and 2 B. locations 5 and 6 C. locations 1, 2, and 3 D. locations 3 and 4 E. locations 2 and 3

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Which country was the first to establish a permanent presence in North America?

a. Spain b. France c. Great Britain d. Portugal e. Belgium

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