How Could the Mid-Ocean Ridge System Have Caused Sea Level

question 33

Multiple Choice

How could the Mid-Ocean Ridge system have caused sea level to rise in the past?

• A) By bringing water up from the mantle
• B) By spreading rapidly, creating a broader mid-ocean ridge that displaces seawater
• C) By causing tsunamis during earthquakes
• D) By heating the ocean until polar sea ice melts

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Definitions:

Reaction Function

A mathematical representation in economics that indicates how one player's action responds to the actions of another in a strategic setting.

Marginal Cost

The amount spent on the production of one more unit of a product or service.

Demand Function

A mathematical function showing the relationship between the quantity demanded of a good and its price, holding other factors constant.

Reaction Function

The strategic response of one player in a game to the actions of another, typically used in the context of oligopoly market structures.