MP2 9 week Review

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What are the characteristics of stars located in area A?

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Bright and Hot

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What season occurs when the area you live in tilts away from the sun?

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Winter

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What type of tide is created by the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a full moon or new moon?

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Spring tide

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What geological feature occurs between two oceanic plates at a divergent boundary?

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Sea floor spreading

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What landform is most likely to be found at a convergent boundary?

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Mountain

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What is a rift valley?

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A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates.

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What causes the seasons on Earth?

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The tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun.

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What is a neap tide?

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A tide with the least difference between high and low water, occurring during the first and third quarters of the moon.

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What is the difference between a volcanic mountain range and a mountain formed at a convergent boundary?

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A volcanic mountain range is formed by volcanic activity, while mountains at a convergent boundary are formed by the collision of tectonic plates.

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What is sea floor spreading?

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The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and older crust is pushed away.