Individuals Who Easily Master Skills in One Intellectual Area While

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Multiple Choice

Individuals who easily master skills in one intellectual area while being of relatively normal ability in other intellectual areas are known as ____.

• A) geniuses
• B) prodigies
• C) savants
• D) Renaissance persons

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Definitions:

Plate Movements

Plate movements refer to the slow, continuous motion of Earth's lithospheric plates on the semi-fluid asthenosphere, causing phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountains.

Mid-ocean Divergent Boundary

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving apart, creating new oceanic crust, typically at a mid-ocean ridge.

Submarine Lava Flows

Lava flows that occur beneath the ocean's surface, often originating from underwater volcanoes or fissures, contributing to the formation of new seafloor.

Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, encompassing the crust and the uppermost mantle, responsible for tectonic activities.