What Do We Mean by the Frost Line When We

question 54

Multiple Choice

What do we mean by the frost line when we discuss the formation of planets in the solar nebula?

• A)It marks the special distance from the Sun at which hydrogen compounds become abundant; closer to the Sun, there are no hydrogen compounds.
• B)It is a circle at a particular distance from the Sun, beyond which the temperature was low enough for ices to condense.
• C)It is another way of stating the temperature at which water freezes into ice.
• D)It is the altitude in a planet's atmosphere at which snow can form.

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Definitions:

Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC)

A part of the frontal lobe in the brain associated with the processing of risk and fear, decision-making, and emotional responses.

Amygdala

A region of the brain within the temporal lobe, involved in the processing of emotions such as fear, anger, and pleasure.

Moral Development

The process through which individuals learn to distinguish right from wrong and to develop the right attitudes and behaviors towards societal rules.

Elaboration

A memory strategy in which one imagines a scene or story to link the material to be remembered.