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Plate Motion 1
Key Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Continent | A large landmass on Earth |
| Tectonic plates | Sections of the Earth's crust that move |
| Earthquake | A sudden and violent shaking of the ground |
| Fossil | The preserved remains of a living organism |
| eruption | A volcanic explosion with flow of lava |
| mantle | The layer of Earth between the crust and the core |
| mesosaurus | An extinct reptile that lived |
| geyser | a fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground |