Subduction occurs when ________ rocks are forced beneath ________ rocks.

Visible light is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, but when we see colors, we are seeing ________.

 ________ is a system of ideas that attempts to explain observations and make predictions about future observation.

A cluster of fibers at one end of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons is called

Consider the below diagram of normal faulting.Which of the following statements is most likely to be true, based on the diagram?

The slight eastward slope of the Great Plains was created during the Cenozoic by ________.

________ currents are strong currents perpendicular to the coastline; swimmers can easily avoid them by swimming parallel to the shore to clear the current before then swimming back in to shore.

Professor Clark gives her students an assignment to develop hypotheses on global warming. To be consistent with a scientific method, students should develop their hypotheses based on __________.

The energy that creates surface ocean currents comes from ________.

 Participants in an experimental research study listen to a lecture either in a lecture hall filled with natural light or in a lecture hall with artificial light and no windows. Before leaving the lecture halls, the participants fill out a mood survey. What is the independent variable in this study?