What Would You Study in Order to Determine the Timescale

question 35

Multiple Choice

What would you study in order to determine the timescale on which the Earth's magnetic field reverses direction?

• A) A spreading center on the sea floor
• B) A volcano in the middle of a continental plate
• C) A fault at the border between two plates
• D) A subduction zone on the sea floor

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Definitions:

Snoring

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NREM Sleep

Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, a type of sleep that is characterized by slower brain waves and is considered restful and restorative.

General Adaptive Syndrome

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Stressors

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