Earth's Geothermal Gradient Is the Rate of Temperature Change That

question 70

Multiple Choice

Earth's geothermal gradient is the rate of temperature change that would be observed if one could move in which of the following ways?

• A) increasing altitude in the atmosphere
• B) increasing depth at ocean trenches
• C) traversing from either pole toward the equator
• D) traversing down within Earth's interior

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