If You Were Driving Down the Highway and Saw Mountains

question 24

Multiple Choice

If you were driving down the highway and saw mountains composed of layered strata, you could be confident that you were looking at

• A) sedimentary rocks.
• B) extrusive igneous rock.
• C) a shield volcano.
• D) batholiths or laccoliths.

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Definitions:

Body Opening

Any natural opening in the body, such as the mouth, nostrils, or pores, that can serve as a passageway into the body.

Cardiac Muscle

Specialized muscle tissue found only in the heart, responsible for the heart's contractile force and continuous pumping action.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron to another target neuron.

Cardiac Muscle

A specialized form of striated muscle found in the walls of the heart, responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.