Evaluate the following statements. True Or False James Hutton demonstrated that minerals crystallize from magma in a systematic fashion.                                                    The greatest volume of volcanic rock is produced along the oceanic ridge system.                                                    During radioactive decay, as the number of parent atoms deceases, the number of daughter atoms increases.

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Evaluate the following statements.
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James Hutton demonstrated that minerals crystallize from magma in a systematic fashion.
 
                                              
 
The greatest volume of volcanic rock is produced along the oceanic ridge system.
 
                                              
 
During radioactive decay, as the number of parent atoms deceases, the number of daughter atoms increases.
 
                                              
 
The moment magnitude of an earthquake is calculated by measuring the ground motion at a set distance from the epicenter.
 
                                              
 
The velocity of seismic waves depends on the density and state of matter of the material it is traveling through..
 
                                              
 
As a consequence of plate tectonics, the total surface area of Earth is decreasing.
 
                                              
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