Which of the following statements best describes how the hypothalamus regulates body temperature? A. It stimulates blood vessels to constrict to cool down the body.
B. It stimulates blood vessels to dilate to help the body warm up.
C. It activates shivering to cool down the body.
D. It activates sweat glands to cool down the body.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. 2. which sentence in this passage introduces a new topic that might begin a new paragraph? a. sentence 5 b. sentence 4 c. sentence 7 d. sentence 6

Melissa is fearful of men and refuses to go on dates. her therapist suggests that she is fearful because she was sexually abused when she was young. the therapist's suggestion most clearly reflects a perspective.a.) humanistic b.) behavioralc.) biological d.) psychoanalytice.) sociocultural

Among the following environmental factors, which does not have a long-term impact on the composition of a region's soil? a. kinds of crops grown b. types of fungi present c. topography of the landscape d. variety of species of mammals e. number of freezes occurring annually