You have been asked to review a set of test items that are being considered for a standardized intelligence test. The test constructors want to eliminate all items that contain any possible culture bias. With this task in mind, which of the following questions would you eliminate first?A. In what ways are boats and trains the same?

B. What would you wear if it were very cold outside?

C. What is the name of the main character in The Wizard of Oz?

D. What is the color of the sun?

C. What is the name of the main character in the Wizard of Oz?

Explanation:

Standardized intelligent test is geared towards measuring a variety of different functions such as judgement, comprehension, and reasoning.

The question "What is the name of the main character in the Wizard of Oz?" cannot give room for variety of different judgement and reasoning. Hence, it cannot be considered for a standardized intelligence test and should be eliminated.

because he is that the right

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)