At mid-oceanic ridges, hot magma rises from the ____________________ and forms new

____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


mantle, seafloor

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Because of the difficulty of projecting a round, 3-dimensional earth on a 2-dimensional piece of paper, paper maps of the world intentionally must distort any or all of the following except

A) shapes of the land masses. B) relative areas of the places on the map. C) absolute altitude of the land masses. D) compass directions. E) distances between places.

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A sudden change in shape causes ductile deformation, while a slow change in shape causes brittle deformation.

a. true b. false

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What is the depth for the brittle-ductile transition?

a. 1~2 km b. 4~5 km c. 9~10 km d. 10 ~ 15 km

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Humid subtropical climates experience convectional showers in the summer and frontal showers in the fall, winter and spring, creating year-round precipitation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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