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1) North and south America are moving away from Europe and Africa. What is the n

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Question

1) North and south America are moving away from Europe and Africa. What is the name of the process on the ocean floor which causes that? A) Subduction B) Gravity C)Convection D) Thermal explnsion E) Seafloor spreading

2) How do we belive the Moon was created? A) Some material that origionally came together to form the earth spun to mkae the mooon B) The moon came close to the earth and was capyured into prbit by the earths gravity C) A small planed collided with the earth and knocked material off that became the moon

3)Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Therefore, when is the best time of day to see Mercury? A) close to sunset or sinrise B) 3 to 4 am in the morning C)Near midnight D) someoimes near midnight, sometimes near sunset

4) On what planet beyond earth are there dried out river beds and minerals such as hematite that indicare liquid water once existed ? A)Mercury B)Neptune C)Jupiter D) Mars E) Venus

Comets have tails of gas and dust tat come off them. If a comet is moving away from the sun, will the comet tail be folling behind the comet or will it be ahead of the comet? A) Procedding ahead of the comet B) faloing being the comet ?

Explanation / Answer

1) E- Sea floor spreading

- It is a geological process occuring at mid ocean ridges forming a new ocean crust through volcanic activity within the ocean while moving the older rocks away from the oceanic ridges.

2) C- A small planet collided with the earth and knocked off the material that became moon

3) A- Close to sunset or sunrise

4) D- Mars

5) A - proceeding ahead of the sun