During a volcanic eruption, the geosphere always interacts with the atmosphere, and that is the case with Mount Saint Helen's as well. During the eruption, the volcano which is part of the geosphere, releases lot of gases, ash, debris into the atmosphere. As they are propelled into the atmosphere, these volcanic products became part of the atmosphere, thus affecting its composition and properties, giving us a nice and simple example of interaction between the two spheres.
I think it is the 3rd answer choice.
The correct answer is - They formed long ago, and erosion has beveled them to their present elevation.
The Appalachian Mountain Range is one of the oldest mountain ranges on the planet. They have formed in the Ordovician Period, around 480 million years ago. When they formed and were at their peak, the Appalachians were much larger and higher than what they are in the present. The reason for their decline in size is attributed to the erosion. The erosion is a process that removes the material from its original position. This process has been influencing, at different rates, the Appalachians for almost half a billion years. Even though the erosion is not a process that acts very quickly, when put the time that it influenced these mountains we will see that it managed to lower them significantly. That process continues in the present, and in the manner in which the continents are moving, there shouldn't be any force that will help lift up the Appalachians again, but instead they will continue to shrink until they are flattened in the distant future.
Answer:
Prediction.
Explanation:
A prediction is often written as an if/then statement.
This ultimately implies that, a prediction is based on hypothesis that hasn't proven yet or isn't backed up by any evidence. Thus, it is typically an if statement that also leads to an outcome (then).
