3. Lithosphere and Plate Tectonics Review

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What is the best property to identify minerals?

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Hardness is the best property to identify minerals.

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What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

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The San Andreas Fault is a Transform boundary.

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What special property helps identify mica?

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Mica breaks into thin sheets.

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What is the term for the place where two tectonic plates come together?

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Convergent boundary.

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What are the broken segments that make up the lithosphere called?

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Plates.

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Define lithosphere.

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The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A convergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A divergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A transform boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What is the difference between the crust and the mantle?

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The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth, while the mantle is the layer beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock.