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Chapter 22, Problem 15MC
How does sedimentary rock from the ocean floor sometimes end up in highland and mountainous regions on the Earth? (22.5)
- (a) Sedimentary rock is commonly made inside volcanoes.
- (b) Wind and water carry the sediment to the mountaintops.
- (c) It is believed that asteroid impacts probably caused the sedimentary rock to move great distances.
- (d) The sedimentary rock was uplifted by powerful forces to form mountain chains.
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