Semester 1 - Final Exam Study Guide

Front

Which geological feature is formed from tectonic plates moving away from each other?

Back

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Front

What is the most outer layer of the Earth called?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

What type of boundaries do tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundaries

Front

What is a defining trait of all minerals?

Back

Crystalline Structure

Front

What type of rock is formed when a rock becomes molten?

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary interaction.

Front

What is the Earth's innermost layer called?

Back

Core.

Front

What is the term for the layer of the Earth where life exists?

Back

Biosphere.

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate tectonics.