The Spillover Effects of Actions That Affect the Well-Being of Nonconsenting

question 137

Multiple Choice

The spillover effects of actions that affect the well-being of nonconsenting third parties are called

• A) side components.
• B) externalities.
• C) free riders.
• D) internalizations.

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Definitions:

Mid-ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics, that encircles the globe and is the site of seafloor spreading.

Oceanic Trench

A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.

Ocean-continent Convergent

A tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, often forming mountain ranges.

Continental Rift

A low trough or series of troughs bounded by normal faults, especially where two parts of a continent begin to rift apart.