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Plate Motion Vocab.
Plate Motion Vocabul
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cross section | a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like |
| earthquake | a sudden shaking of Earth's surface |
| outer layer | Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water |
| pattern | something we observe to be similar over and over again |
| plate | one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer |
| plate boundary | the place where two plates meet |
| claim | the answer to a scientific question |
| evidence | Scientific proof that supports your claim |
| mantle | the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates |
| convergent | moving toward the same place |
| divergent | moving apart in different directions |
| mid-ocean ridge | an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart |
| trench | a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together |
| volcanic activity | any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth |