Semester Exam Review

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What boundary is characterized by the creation of new oceanic crust?

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Divergent Oceanic

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What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent

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What is conduction?

Back

Thermal energy transfer through direct contact.

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What force keeps the solar system together?

Back

Gravitational force of the Sun.

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What happens to the pull of gravity as the distance between two objects increases?

Back

Decreases.

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What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, creating new crust.

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What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or causing subduction.

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What is a transform boundary?

Back

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

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What is thermal energy?

Back

The energy that comes from the temperature of matter; it is the total energy of all the particles in an object.

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What is gravitational force?

Back

The force of attraction between two masses, which depends on their masses and the distance between them.