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A geologist claims that the standing stone on the moor was brought from the coast, twenty miles away, rather than quarried locally.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the geologist's claim?

  1. A. The stone is a granite whose mineral composition matches an outcrop on the coast and matches no rock found on the moor.Correct
  2. B. The stone is very heavy.
  3. C. Other standing stones exist on the moor.
  4. D. The coast is twenty miles from the moor.

Answer: A. The stone is a granite whose mineral composition matches an outcrop on the coast and matches no rock found on the moor.

Matches the coast, matches nothing local.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The stone is very heavy.
Weight doesn't show origin.
C. Other standing stones exist on the moor.
Irrelevant.
D. The coast is twenty miles from the moor.
The premise.

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