Which of the following is data rather than an interpretation?
A) Some trees along Yellowstone Lake were flooded when the land north of the lake rose because of magma at depth.
B) Rising and sinking of the land around Yellowstone is related to underlying magma.
C) The ages of volcanic centers near Yellowstone indicate that North America is moving southwest over the mantle.
D) All of these are data rather than interpretations.
E) All of these are interpretations rather than data.

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Choices A, B, and C all involve interpretations of observations rather than raw data itself. Data would be the direct observations or measurements, such as the height of the land, the presence of magma, or the ages of volcanic centers, without drawing conclusions about their causes or implications.

Which of the Following Is Data Rather Than an Interpretation