As Lava Cools and Contracts, Geometric Columnar Joints May Form

question 21

True/False

As lava cools and contracts, geometric columnar joints may form.

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Definitions:

Conscious Control

The capacity to directly and intentionally influence one's own physical or mental actions or processes.

Respiration

The biological process involving the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between an organism and its environment, facilitating cellular energy production.

Chloride Shift

A cellular exchange process where bicarbonate ions leave red blood cells in exchange for chloride ions, maintaining ionic balance and facilitating carbon dioxide transport in blood.

Buffer

Mixture of an acid and a base that reduces any changes in pH that would otherwise occur in a solution when acid or base is added to the solution.