<span>The mountains were once seas. The land was forced up by tectonic motion when the mountains were formed. The Sahara also used to be a sea and has a valley full of the fossilized remains of an extinct species of whale. It is generally agreed upon that two plates colliding caused the uplift that created the mountainous zone. Same for the Himalayas.</span>
<span> C) They make carbohydrates through the process of photosynthesis.
</span>Photosynthesis is a process wherein light energy is converted into chemical energy.
<span>Plants use the light energy coming from the sun and make food and other cellular organic compounds that will be used for certain types.
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The answers that best fit the blanks are MATERNAL BLOOD ANALYSIS and ULTRASOUND, respectively. In prenatal diagnosis, there are certain methods that should not be done routinely for the reason that these may injure the fetus, except for routine ultrasound, which checks the status of the fetus, and maternal blood analysis, which assesses the current status of the mother.
Solar energy.
This is because the solar energy arrives and is trapped as radiation and heat.
The correct option is D.
Noble gases are very stable, because they have eight electrons in their outermost shells. This is called octet form. Other elements that do not have the octet form try to achieve the form by forming bonds with other elements. Because of their stability, noble gas are chemically inert, that is, they do not undergo chemical reactions with other elements.