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    What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

    Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.

    What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

    Plates move apart, creating new crust.

    What is energy?

    Ability to do work or cause change.

    How does conduction transfer heat?

    Through direct contact between particles.

    What distinguishes convection from conduction?

    Involves movement of liquids or gases.

    What is radiation?

    Energy transfer through waves without matter.

    What are energy cycles?

    Continuous movement and transformation of energy.

    What occurs during combustion?

    A substance reacts with oxygen, releasing energy.

    What does entropy measure?

    Disorder or randomness in a system.

    What is thermal equilibrium?

    Equal temperature between two objects, halting heat flow.

    What is kinetic energy?

    Energy due to an object's motion.

    What defines potential energy?

    Stored energy based on position or condition.

    What is mechanical energy?

    Total energy of motion and position.

    What does conservation of matter state?

    Matter cannot be created or destroyed.

    What does conservation of energy imply?

    Energy can only change forms, not be created or destroyed.

    What is specific heat capacity?

    Heat required to raise temperature of a substance.

    What units measure energy or heat?

    Calories and Joules.

    What does temperature measure?

    Average kinetic energy of particles.

    What is heat?

    Transfer of thermal energy from warm to cool objects.

    What characterizes an open system?

    Exchanges both matter and energy.

    How does a closed system differ from an open system?

    Exchanges energy but not matter.

    What defines an isolated system?

    Exchanges neither matter nor energy.

    What are boundary layers?

    Areas where tectonic plates meet and interact.

    What are tectonic boundaries?

    Edges where tectonic plates meet.

    What occurs in subduction zones?

    One plate is forced beneath another into the mantle.