Michael Has Trained Very Long Hours in Order to Qualify

question 27

Multiple Choice

Michael has trained very long hours in order to qualify for the Olympics in diving. He has sacrificed a great deal as he put his education on hold and spent a lot of time away from his two small children and his wife. To Michael, qualifying for the Olympics is a(n) __________.

• A) instinctual drive
• B) incentive
• C) innate goal
• D) optimum goal

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Definitions:

Overriding Plate

The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.

Flexing

The act of bending or tensing a material or muscle, often referring to the way earth's crust might bend under certain geological forces.

Thinning of the Lithosphere

The reduction in thickness of the lithosphere, often occurring in response to tectonic processes such as stretching and rifting.