1st Semester Science Final Exam Review

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What is the longest chain of mountains in the world?

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The mid-ocean ridge.

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What do scientists use to gain information about Earth’s interior?

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Seismic waves from earthquakes.

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What type of boundary exists between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?

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Transform boundary.

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What causes a rock with high iron content to turn reddish-brown and become crumbly?

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Chemical weathering through the process of oxidation.

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What is the 'parent rock' where soil first comes from?

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Bedrock.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart.

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What is a transform boundary?

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

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What is weathering?

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The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

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What is erosion?

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The process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.