Areas of Upwelling Material from the Mantle to Form New

question 160

Multiple Choice

Areas of upwelling material from the mantle to form new seafloor occur along

• A) divergent boundaries.
• B) areas of seafloor spreading.
• C) transform boundaries.
• D) convergent boundaries.

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Definitions:

V(X)

The variance of a random variable X, representing the expectation of the squared deviation of X from its mean.

V(Y)

The notation for the variance of a random variable Y, measuring the spread of its values.

Joint Probability

The probability of two events occurring together or at the same point in time.

E(XY)

The expected value of the product of two random variables, indicating their joint variability.