What type of stress would you expect at divergent plate boundaries?
A. Tensional
B. Compressive
C. Shear
Answer: A
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A) the addition or removal of heat energy from the air. B) changes in the absolute humidity of the air. C) expansion or compression of the air
Stripes of reversals of the Earth's magnetic field, when found in symmetrical bands in rock on the seafloor on opposite sides of ridges, were proof of _____.
A ) constancy of the magnetic field B ) the age of the Earth C ) seafloor spreading D ) magnetite in basaltic rocks
The world ocean covers what percentage of Earth's surface?
a. 1% b. 21% c. 51% d. 71%
The extremely low surface temperatures in the Antarctic in July (the Southern Hemisphere's winter) clearly demonstrate the principle of ________
A) adiabatic cooling B) latitudinal differentiation C) greater cooling of land than water D) lapse rates E) aphelion