Which description is most comparable to the convection currents that exist in earth’s mantle?
a. hot air rising and cold air sinking
b. cold water rising and hot water sinking
c. the sun rising and then setting 14 hours later
d. random distribution of temperatures
e. hot air sinking and cold air rising

Select the correct text in the passage. the moving continents affect all subsystems on earth. which sentence identifies a potentially negative consequence of shifting continents? the supercontinent pangaea began to break up about 175 million years ago. [during this process, more coastline was exposed as the landmasses separated]. [the rearrangement and displacement of these huge landmasses resulted in the diversity of plants and animals we see on earth today]. [the movement of the plates sometimes leads to earthquakes and tsunamis]. however, over the long course of earth's history, their effects are usually minimal. in oceans, the plate movements usually lead to seafloor spreading. [seafloor spreading often results in the formation of underwater ranges of mountains].

The physical processes that create most of earth's physical features, including mountains, are known as

Soil is made of air water organic material minerals weathered rock