Semester 1 Final Exam Review

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What is the alternative energy source that uses panels on the roof to collect sunlight?

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Solar energy.

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What is Earth's mantle?

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A layer of hot rock beneath the Earth's crust.

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What is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rock?

Back

Mineral.

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What is the process called when chemicals dissolve and break up rock to form sedimentary rock?

Back

Chemical weathering.

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Which of the following is NOT a constructive effect of plate tectonics: Trench, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Mountain Range, Earthquake?

Back

Earthquake.

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What is the term for the process of rocks being broken down by physical forces?

Back

Physical weathering.

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What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?

Back

The Sun.

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate tectonics.

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What is the process by which sediment is compacted and cemented to form sedimentary rock?

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Lithification.

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What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

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Plate boundary.