Semester Exam Review

Front

What is the process called that helps move the lithospheric plates in the mantle?

Back

Convection

Front

What crustal feature is formed when two continental plates converge?

Back

Folded Mountains

Front

What is necessary to determine the velocity of a moving object?

Back

Speed and direction

Front

How does air flow in a room regarding temperature?

Back

Warm air will rise and cool air will sink until they reach thermal equilibrium.

Front

What is the term for the downward movement of a plate into the mantle at a subduction zone?

Back

Subduction

Front

What geological feature is created by the divergence of tectonic plates?

Back

Mid Ocean Ridge

Front

What is the term for the process of new oceanic crust being formed at mid-ocean ridges?

Back

Seafloor Spreading

Front

What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

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

Back

Transform Boundary

Front

What is the term for the layer of the Earth that is made up of solid rock and is divided into tectonic plates?

Back

Lithosphere