Multiple Choice
If a geologist discovered coal in a modern-day cold,snowy location,he or she could conclude that
A) a meteorite must have struck the area.
B) the area was once covered with swamps and/or jungles.
C) the area was once covered with an ocean.
D) this discovery was anomalous.
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