Plate Tectonic Theory Provides a Framework for the Study of Geology

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Essay

Plate tectonic theory provides a framework for the study of geology due to its predictive and explanatory powers. Define plate tectonics and give three examples of what plate tectonics predicts or explains.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A brief electrical impulse that enables the transmission of signals along the neuron, crucial for nerve impulse propagation.

Above-Threshold

Pertaining to a stimulus strength that is sufficient enough to be detected or to produce a response.

Depolarizing Current

An electrical current that reduces the membrane potential of a neuron, making it more likely to fire an action potential.

Action Potential

is a rapid change in the electrical potential of the membrane of a nerve or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.