Q: What is the term for the last stage of life before adulthood? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: For the first year after birth, a baby is called an infant . Childhood begins at age two and continues until adolescence. Adolescence is the last stage of life before adulthood. Choices: - old age - pre-pubescence - childhood - adolescence A:
adolescence

Q: What is the term for a mountain-building event? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: A mountain-building event is called an orogeny . Orogenies take place over tens or hundreds of millions of years. Continents smash into each other. Microcontinents and island arcs smash into continents. All of these events cause mountains to rise. Choices: - glaciation - volcanism - erosion - orogeny A:
orogeny

Q: What type of electrons does carbon have? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Carbon is a nonmetal in group 14 of the periodic table. Like other group 14 compounds, carbon has four valence electrons. Valence electrons are the electrons in the outer energy level of an atom that are involved in chemical bonds. The valence electrons of carbon are shown in Figure below . Choices: - shell - ionic - gradient - valence A:
valence