When Hiking High in the Mountains, You Find Fossil Marine

question 40

Multiple Choice

When hiking high in the mountains, you find fossil marine shells lying about. This provides evidence that

• A) someone brought the shells to the top of the mountain.
• B) shelled marine animals live on the top of mountains.
• C) very high ocean waves brought the shells to the top of the mountain.
• D) the mountain top was once under the ocean and has been uplifted.
• E) marine animals are not restricted to living in the ocean. Observing marine fossils on mountaintops indicate that the land used to be underwater and has subsequently been uplifted.

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Definitions:

Hallucinations

Perceptions in the absence of external stimuli that have qualities of real perception, often seen in psychiatric conditions or drug-induced states.

Delusions

false beliefs firmly held despite clear or contradictory evidence, often seen in psychiatric conditions.

Delusions

Fixed false beliefs that are resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact, often observed in psychiatric conditions.

Unfounded Beliefs

Ideas or opinions adopted without sound evidence or rational justification.