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Columnar jointing in lava flows occurs due to ____.
 A)pyroclastic welding
 B)basaltic crystal formation
 C)contact of the lava flow with sea water
 D)the expansion of lava flow materials
 E)cooling and contracting of lava flows

Question 2

Early gases that had begun to accumulate around Earth during the Early Archean were lost because of a lack of a(n) ___________________ _.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

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