Fall Semester Review 2024

Front

What is the result of the compression that occurs when two continental plates converge?

Back

Uplift and formation of mountain ranges.

Front

What is the process called when two oceanic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What force causes a coin tossed in the air to change its velocity?

Back

The force of gravity.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What season occurs when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

Back

Winter.

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountain ranges or volcanic arcs.

Front

What is the term for the process of one tectonic plate moving under another?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What happens to the speed of an object when it is thrown upward?

Back

It gradually slows down until it reaches zero speed.

Front

What is the main cause of seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of the Earth's axis.