Polaris is one of the brightest stars in the sky and is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is very close to the northern celestial pole, and Polaris is often referred to as the Northern Star. Polaris is estimated to be approximately 46 times larger than the Sun. Why does Polaris appear to be so much smaller than the Sun to the human eye? A) The Sun is a brigher star than Polaris.
B) The distance from Earth to Polaris is much greater than from Earth to the Sun.
C) The Sun is actually made of many different stars, giving it the appearance of being big.
D) The light from the Sun is spread out in our atmosphere, giving it the appearance of being large.

Which statement correctly describes a way that mutations increase the likelihood that a species will survive in a changing environment

What part of the brain is highlighted in the diagram below?

1. seamount a raised footwall block between normal fault creates this 2. syncline break between rocks where a hanging wall rises relative to a footwall 3. hot spring on rolling hills, this a dip between hills 4. volcanic neck created when a block with hanging walls slips down between normal faults 5. caldera underwater volcano that never reaches above sea level 6. horst natural hot water on earth's surface containing many minerals 7. graben underwater volcano whose top is eroded flat by waves 8. crater less than a mile in diameter; looks like a bowl at the top of a volcano 9. guyot magma that filled the central vent that remains after the volcano has eroded 10. reverse fault over 1 mile in diameter; looks like a bowl over a volcano