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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

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Ocean Sediment Ocean
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Continental Crust -20
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Moho
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Mantle
Horizontal Distance not to scale
Mountains have roots deep under the surface of the ground. (Earth, Press and
Siever, p. 413)

British Isles N. Germany Alps Europe Russian Platform Caucasus

Schematic section. Mountains, like pegs, have deep roots embedded in the
ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p.220)

Mountain Range Erosion
Sea Level
Deposition
Continental Crust

Mantle
Mountain root
Another illustration shows how mountains are peg-like in shape, due to their
deep roots. (Earth Science, Tarbuck and Lutgens, p.158)

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