_______ power is generated by converting the kinetic energy of falling water to electricity.
With increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge, the age of oceanic crust _____.
The age of oceanic crust increases with increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge, where new crust is formed and spreads outwards. The option (B) is correct.
With increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge, the age of the oceanic crust increases. This is because new crust is formed at the mid-ocean ridges, and as it spreads outwards, it pushes older crust away from the ridge.
This process is symmetrical on either side of the ridge, with crust aging approximately 1 million years for every 20-40 km away from the ridge. The oldest oceanic crust is found to be up to 280 million years old in the eastern Mediterranean and around 180 million years in the open ocean of the North Atlantic.
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With increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge, the age of oceanic crust _____.
A) Decreases
B) Increases
C) Remains constant
D) Fluctuates
What bay is located east of washington dc?
Key to the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 1500s was that the Spanish a. formed alliances with the enemies of the Aztecs. b. shared a common religion with the majority of the native population. c. began by cultivating the trust of the Aztecs and then destroyed their empire. d. understood the importance of forming economic ties with the Aztecs.
Answer:
A. they formed an alliance with the enemies of the Aztecs
Explanation:
The conquest of the Aztecs took place between 1519 and 1521 and was one of the episodes of the Spanish invasion and colonization of America. The great Aztec Empire had been built by Mesoamerican peoples from the fourteenth century. With their conquest, the Spanish began the colonization of the region that today corresponds to Mexico.
After a great defeat against the Aztecs in 1520, Cortes did not fully reorganize his forces until 1521, when he formed a gigantic army of thousands of Tlaxcaltec warriors (enemies of the Aztecs). In addition, he built numerous vessels to surround Tenochtitlán (the Aztec capital was on an island in the middle of a large lake that no longer exists). Reports told of violent fighting taking place in the streets of Tenochtitlán.
The result of the siege of Tenochtitlán was the Spanish victory. The new emperor, whose name was Cuahtemoc, was taken prisoner, and from there the Spaniards moved on to conquer the other smaller cities controlled by the Aztecs. With the conquest of this people, the Spanish established in the region the Vice Kingdom of New Spain, which was initially administered by Cortes himself.
Which sea is larger north mediterranean caspian south china?
What are two major misuses of resources geographers observe?
Oceanic crust slides under continental crust during subduction because oceanic crust is _______.
Answer:
Oceanic crust slides under continental crust during subduction because oceanic crust is denser.
Explanation:
In a convergence boundary where continental crust collides with an oceanic crust , the oceanic crust get subducted due to it more dense nature. The oceanic crust is denser because of the kind of rocks found in it. The oceanic crust is dominated by mafic rocks(basalt, Gabbro and Diabase) majorly, Basalt. Generally, this kind of rocks are heavier than the rocks found in the continental crust(usually granitic) . This kind of rocks (mafic)contribute to it(oceanic crust) dense nature.
Due to the dense nature of oceanic crust, when they collides with the more active continental crust they tend to subduct. The subduction zone causes an introduction of magma as aesthenosphere material are released through this zone . This zone is marked with volcanoes . The oceanic crust subduct to form trenches.
The picture above illustrate the colliding effects of a continental and oceanic crust.
Most countries in the african transition zone have a ____ population in the north and a _____ population in the south
During wartime, a small country issued certificates to the public to raise money. Each certificate promised to pay the holder a certain amount in silver. After the war was over, the population continued exchanging these certificates instead of converting them to silver. What type of money did this economy use? commodity fiat representative precious metal NextReset
Representative money is the answer
What type of physical weathering is caused when rocks scrape together, causing small pieces to break off?