Answer:
This passage is mainly about asteroids striking Earth.
Explanation:
The presented passage is mostly focusing on asteroids striking Earth. It is something that has been happening since Earth has formed, and it will happen in the future as well. The vast majority of the asteroids don't really have any impact on Earth, but some have an impact that is devastating and long-lasting.
In the earlier stages of Earth, many more asteroids were falling on the surface, and the main reason for that has been the lack of atmosphere or a very thin atmosphere. As the atmosphere started to take shape and became similar to what is nowadays, the asteroid impacts decreased significantly because the atmosphere was managing to burn them and break them apart. This is not possible with all asteroids though, as some are so big and fall under an angle where the atmosphere doesn't really have any impact on them so when they fall on the surface they are able to cause sudden climatic changes, mass devastation, and mass extinction of species. Such an asteroid will be in a direction to hit Earth in the future for sure, the question remains will humans with their technology be able to prevent an impact or not.
1. Which observation supported Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
<span>d. (The earth’s rotation could provide enough force to move the continents apart. )
</span>But this is not true. we know today that continents are present on the surface massive slabs called tectonic plates.
2. Which feature do you usually see when tectonic plates move apart?
b. <span>earthquakes
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3. What happens in a convection cell?
b. Cold, dense material moves horizontally, while hot, less dense material moves vertically.
I assume that the question refers to the political affiliation of the Islands (They are Islands in the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, south of Japan) - they are politically linked to the US - the correct answer is a). For example the Mariana islands have a commonwealth status within the US.
Answer:
The Great Basin
Explanation:
The desert area in the center of the Cordillera in the United States is called the Great Basin.
- The Great Basin is located between the Rocky mountains and the Coastal plains.
- This region is bowl shaped depression between the topographic features.
- The mountains prevents precipitation from forming in this excluded region.
Answer: As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases
Explanation:
Atmospheric pressure 
is defined as the force 
per unit area 
the air that forms the atmosphere exerts on the Earth's surface:
It should be noted that as the altitude increases less air is above and, therefore the air weights less. This is because the atmosphere losses density as we ascend, causing less air.
However, it is important to point out this decrease in pressure is not linear, since at the beginning (in the first kilometers above sea level) it reduces more rapidly than in the next kilometers above. That is why this relationship between atmospheric pressure and altitude is exponential.
