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jazziefee

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Why is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge important to geologists?
 
  A) It is a divergent boundary, causing the Atlantic Ocean to widen by about 5 centimeters each year.
  B) Massive earthquakes take place there every day.
  C) It is the source of tsunamis.
  D) Plate subduction occurs, shrinking the Atlantic ocean about 5 centimeters each year.

Question 2

Why are supernatural explanations excluded from scientific theories?
 
  A) Scientists dislike them.
  B) They provide too much data, thus drawing out experiments for too long.
  C) It is dangerous to study them.
  D) They cannot be observed or measured by scientific procedures.


amcvicar

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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