The Existence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Is Evidence That Europe

question 52

Multiple Choice

The existence of the mid-Atlantic Ridge is evidence that Europe and North America are

• A) getting closer together.
• B) getting farther apart.
• C) remaining a fixed distance apart.
• D) floating on layers of basalt of significantly different densities.

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed or heard.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of modifying existing cognitive structures or beliefs to incorporate new information.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias where individuals overemphasize their own perspective and cannot easily understand the perspective of others.

Animistic Thinking

A mode of thought in which inanimate objects are believed to possess life or lifelike attributes.