As Per the Cosmological Views of Antiquity and the Middle

question 65

Multiple Choice

As per the cosmological views of antiquity and the Middle Ages, which of the following was the center of the universe?

• A)The sun
• B)The earth
• C)Heaven

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Definitions:

Continental Hot Spot

A region on a continent where hot plumes of mantle material rise, causing volcanic activity and thermal phenomena.

Continental Rifting

The process by which a continent stretches and splits, possibly leading to the creation of new ocean basins.

Seafloor Spreading

A geological process in which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and slowly moves away from the ridge.

Continental Hot Spot

A volcanic region thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle, found in the interior of continental plates.