The Deeper a Rock Is Below the Earth's Surface ______

question 10

Multiple Choice

The deeper a rock is below the Earth's surface ______.

• A) the hotter it will be
• B) the cooler it will be
• C) the cooler it will be except near a pluton or magma chamber
• D) has no influence on temperature

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Definitions:

Oral Cavity

The mouth, an opening in the body equipped with teeth, tongue, and salivary glands, serving as the beginning of the digestive tract.

Neural Tube

The embryonic precursor to the central nervous system, which comprises the brain and spinal cord. The neural tube forms early in the development of vertebrates.

Subarachnoid Space

The area between the arachnoid mater and pia mater, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which acts as a protective cushion for the brain and spinal cord.

Ventricles

Lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pump it into the arteries, or cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid.