NECO Geography 2024 Objective — Question 17
Question 17 of 50 from the National Examinations Council (NECO) Geography 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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An intrusion of thick acid lava which forces overlying sedimentary rock layers to bulge into a dome may cool and solidify to form a
- A. A. batholith
- B. B. laccolithCorrect
- C. C. dyke
- D. D. lopolith
Explanation
A laccolith is a geological formation that occurs when magma intrudes between layers of sedimentary rock and causes the overlying layers to arch upward.
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