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    Erupting Lava on the Seafloor Quickly Cools in Contact with Seawater
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Erupting Lava on the Seafloor Quickly Cools in Contact with Seawater

Question 3

Question 3

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Erupting lava on the seafloor quickly cools in contact with seawater, forming bulbous spheroids called ____.


A) pelagics
B) gabbro
C) pillow basalt
D) accreted terranes

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