question: Write a question you would see in a school textbook.
answer: New evidence suggests that "hot spots" may form in response to "twisting" stresses on plates. It is theorized that these stresses may eventually result in the splitting apart of the tectonic plate in the area of the hot spot. Which of the geographic features would be affected most by the splitting of a tectonic plate?

question: Write a question you would see in a school textbook.
answer: In a healthy forest, dead trees and limbs fall to the ground and decompose. Which of these statements best describes why decomposition is important to a forest ecosystem?

question: Write a question you would see in a school textbook.
answer:
The water cycle describes the continuous movement of the water of Earth. Which part of the water cycle is directly responsible for returning water to the soil?