Wgu C255 Terms Study Guide Rated A+

Seafloor spreading {Ans: The creation of new oceanic crust where two tectonic plates are diverging}Hierarchical Diffusion {Ans: Diffusion that occurs downward or upward through an organizational hierarchy; when mapped, it shows up as a network of spots}Nonbasic Sector {Ans: The part of a city's economy serving the needs of the city itself}Epicenter {Ans: The location on Earth's surface immediately above the focus of an earthquake}Parallels {Ans: Lines connecting all points of the same latitude}Biomes {Ans: A large grouping of ecosystems characterized by particular plant and animal types}