<span>the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.</span>
Answer:
Look at several different sources in order to understand topics comprehensively instead of basing your reactions only on one source. Using a variety of sources can diminish the effects of bias—the preference of one view over another.
The correct answer is letter A. Biosphere is not directly studied in one of the main branches of Earth/Space science. This is a branch of science that focuses on living organisms that are living in different populations or communities all over Earth. The other three choices directly study these branches of Sciences.
Dams are important because:
They provide water for domestic, industry and irrigation purposes.
Dams often also provide hydroelectric power production and river navigation.
Domestic use includes everyday activities such as water for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing, and lawn and garden watering.
Dams and their reservoirs provide recreation areas for fishing and boating.
They help people by reducing or preventing floods. During times of excess water flow, dams store water in the reservoir; then they release water during times of low flow.
Answer: Options (1), (3), (4), (6) and (9)
Explanation: Hot-spots are the region of active volcanisms and this could be due to the presence of large mantle plumes, plate tectonic movement, as well as other reasons.
Hot-spots are generated in the following tectonically active boundaries such as-
- Convergence of two oceanic plates.
- Convergence of an oceanic and continental plate.
- Divergence of two oceanic plates.
- Hotspots within the oceanic and continental plate.
