it is because, igneous and metamorphic form at temperatures and pressures which destroy the fossil remains. dead organisms may become sediments which may, under right conditions, become sedimentary rocks

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Observations of modern mountain belts suggest that ranges erode at rates of 2 mm per 10 years. At this rate, how long would it t

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Answer:

44,000,000 year

Explanation:

given data

modern rate = 2mm / 10 year

we consider here

himalayas elevation = 8.8 km

solution

we convert km into mm

8.8 km = 8800,000 mm

time for erosion will be

time = 8800,000 × $\frac{10}{2}$

time = 44,000,000 year

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To make up for the differences in water levels between the ocean and the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway includes a series

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locks. They raise ships to the water level of the differeny body of water that will be entered.

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