Question

Mahmood finds a petrified log with thick tree rings. Which of the following is the most likely conclusion?

A. The past climate was very dry and hot.
B. The tree experienced poor environmental conditions.
C. The environment in which the tree lived was very pleasant.
D. The area where the fossil was found was once covered in ice.

Answer 1

The answer is C because A cannot be true, since it is in a very hot and dry climate, then we move onto B, which can also not be true, since poor environmental factors do not make a thick ringed tree, since it needs good conditions to grow, and rings measure how much it grows, so a thick ring means it grew a lot in that year, then we move onto C, which would match up, because the rings are thick, and then D, which cannot be true since a tree would not thrive in an icy environment, since it is not ideal for nutrients and sunlight.

Answer 2

A tree/log with thick tree rings indicate a longer or faster growing season

so the answer would probably be - B. The tree experienced poor environmental conditions..

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