All Standards Review

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What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents in the Asthenosphere.

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What stage of mitosis is characterized by chromosomes lining up in the middle of the cell?

Back

Metaphase.

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How do most of the world's folded mountains form?

Back

Through continental-continental collision at convergent boundaries.

Front

What is binary fission?

Back

A type of asexual reproduction where a single organism divides into two identical organisms.

Front

Do radio waves need a medium to travel through?

Back

No, radio waves do not need to travel through a medium.

Front

What is the Moho discontinuity?

Back

The boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle.

Front

What is convection current?

Back

The movement of fluid caused by differences in temperature and density.

Front

What is asexual reproduction?

Back

A mode of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.

Front

What are folded mountains?

Back

Mountains formed by the folding of the Earth's crust due to tectonic forces.

Front

What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?

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Oceanic plates are denser and thinner than continental plates.