Hot spots are plumes of upwelling mantle that move over time. are linked to plate boundaries. create lines of volcanic islands, such as Hawaii. cannot be explained by plate-tectonic theory.

The flow of glaciers is best described as __ erratic turbulent corrosive nocturnal nonerosive

¿Qué ocurre con el centro de gravedad cuando se elevan los brazos de elevación? El centro de gravedad no cambia El centro de gravedad se eleva a medida que se levanta la carga El centro de gravedad baja en relación con el movimiento de los brazos de elevación

How does the Coriolis effect influence global wind patterns? A. It causes winds to blow toward the poles in both the northern and southern hemispheres. B. It causes winds to be deflected to the right in both the northern and southern hemispheres. C. It causes winds to blow westward in the southern hemisphere and eastward in the northern hemisphere. D. It causes winds to be deflected to the left in the southern hemisphere and to the right in the northern hemisphere.

Which of the land masses found within Oceania provided the most terrestrial resources to humans? High Volcanic Islands The Tundra Coral Atolls Continental Landmasses

Question 5 (0.5 points) A Granite might metamorphose into a(n) __ Serpentinite Marble Gneiss Anthracite

The rain shadow effect is responsible for the formation of which of the following? the Sahara desert the Mojave desert the Grand Canyon the Brazilian rain forest the Great Plains

What is an example of a shoreline of emergence? ria coastline estuary marine terrace fjord delta

Which of the following an example of organic chemical sedimentary rock? rock salt chert oolitic limestone bituminous coal

What does Ganymede have that signals a partially molten interior? Rings Magnetic field Ice floes Retrograde rotation

Which concept is described in the theory proposed by Hess? Continents do not move. Cool rock pushes through the crust. Trenches are site's of seafloor spreading. Mid-ocean ridges are sites of seafloor spreading.