I will always recall my first day snorkeling, understanding what it means that two- thirds of Earth is covered by water. Under the sea was another world both strange and familiar, a funhouse mirror image of the world on land. Schools of gaudily colored fish chased each other in intricate patterns like flocks of swift, silent tropical birds. Giant grouper wandered among them with the lumbering motion of cattle suddenly given wings. Ghostly forests of kelp waved above rainbow bushes of coral, crabs scuttling for safety beneath them like saucer-shaped squirrels.
How do the author’s comparisons of undersea life affect the meaning of the passage?
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They suggest that the narrator misses seeing life on land.
They make ocean plants and animals seem important to preserve.
They demonstrate that similarities can be found beyond appearances.
The answer is: They demonstrate that similarities can be found beyond appearances.
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What is most responsible for any movement in the Earth’s rock plates?
landforms
convection currents
convergent plate boundaries
divergent plate boundaries
The most responsible factor for movement in the Earth's rock plates is convection currents.
Which layer of Earth is best characterized as a layer of soft, hot rock?
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
The layer of Earth that is best characterized as a layer of soft, hot rock is the mantle.
What happens at a convergent plate boundary?
Earth’s rock plates collide with one another
Earth's rock plates pull away from each other
Earth’s rock plates slide past each other
Earth’s rock plates grow denser
At a convergent plate boundary, Earth's rock plates collide with one another.
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Which statement best explains the process of subduction?
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
One plates slides past another plate horizontally.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.