Every year, Earth’s lithospheric plates move between 2 cm and 5 cm. What causes these plates to move?

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Answer 1
Answer: Scientist think convection currents are what cause earths plates to move. a convetion current is caused by the diffrence in the temperature, Mantle material close to the earths core is very hot. Mantle material near the lithosphere is cooler.

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In the carbon cycle, carbon is taken in by plants A) as ammonia in the process of assimilation B) as carbon dioxide in the process of decomposition C) as carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis D) as water vapor in the process of photosynthesis

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As carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis

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Is an energy resource harnessed from flowing water

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no it is not because well yes water could produce energy in a very scientific way but the answer is no 
Hydroelectric power installation harness the energy contained in flowing water to produce electricity. 

how do marine scientist work to balance protection of the environment with the need to extract resources from the ocean

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none is needed

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scientists taking resources from the ocean does not affect the overall health of the ocean

SOMEONE HELP IM FAILING BIO What is the process that breaks down glucose? What is the product of the process?

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Answer:

Glycolysis

Explanation:

The process that breaks down glucose is called glycolysis!

Glycolysys = "the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid." The process makes one six-carbon molecule of glucose turn into two three-carbon molecules of pyruvate!

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A scientist discovers a new object in the Kuiper Belt and claims it is a dwarf planet. What would have to be true about the object for the scientist to be correct?

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For the scientist to be true, this planet has to: be in the direct orbit of the sun, to have enough gravity to crush into an equilibrium shape. The difference between a dwarf planet and a planet consist in the fact that the  planet has  ``cleared the neighborhood``, a scientific expression= it has become gravitationally dominant, that only its satellites are under its gravitational influence. Because the dwarf planet has not ``cleared the neighborhood``, it is classified as a dwarf planet, not a planet.

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The object would have to be spherical, orbit the Sun, and be traveling in a path with other objects.

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