Heat Flow ______ the Crest of the Mid-Oceanic Ridges

question 23

Multiple Choice

Heat flow ______ the crest of the mid-oceanic ridges.

• A) increases away from
• B) decreases away from
• C) does not change relative to
• D) is unknown on
• E) is the highest on Earth on

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Definitions:

Maximum

The largest value in a given set of numbers or data points.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, offering a simple measure of data spread.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean, indicating how widely the data values are spread out.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are from the mean.