Answer:
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Explanation:
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun, which is just the right distance for life to utilize the Sun's power and energy. Earth has two thirds of its surface covered by water and it is, up until now, the only planet to harbor life. It's atmosphere is rich in oxygen (which humans need to breath) and nitrogen. The sun's energy is crucial for Earth existence. Thanks to the atmosphere, the sun's energy reaches Earth attenuated. Otherwise, without atmosphere filtrating the sun rays and power, life as we know it wouldn't be possible.
Island arcs form only at divergent plate boundaries, whereas hotspot volcanoes form only at convergent plate boundaries./Island arcs form only at convergent plate boundaries, whereas hotspot volcanoes form only at divergent plate boundaries./Island arcs form when hot, fluid rock rises through thin spots in Earth's crust, whereas hotspot volcanoes form when two oceanic plate boundaries push against each other until subduction happens and the plates partially melt./Island arcs form when two oceanic plate boundaries push against each other until subduction happens and the plates partially melt, whereas hotspot volcanoes form when hot, fluid rock rises through thin spots in Earth's crust.
#4. Which answer choice correctly explains why this diagram shows a normal fault?
The fault plane divides two otherwise identical sections of rock./The fault plane runs from the top of the rock to the bottom of the rock at an angle greater than 45 degrees./The block of rock above the angle of the fault plane is raised above the block of rock below the angle of the fault plane./The block of rock above the angle of the fault plane has fallen beneath the block of rock below the angle of the fault plane.
#5. The Appalachian Mountains are an example of a folded mountain range. Based on this information, which of the following processes formed the Appalachians?
Melted rock called magma rose through holes in Earth's crust and gradually solidified as it cooled.
/Tectonic movement forced certain segments of Earth's crust downward and other segments upward in jagged chunks./One tectonic plate moved beneath another plate at a subduction zone, causing the rock to melt and rise above Earth's surface./Segments of Earth's crust bent and doubled over, and moving wind and water gradually shaped the rock into gently sloping domes.