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plate motion
plate mition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| outer Layer | Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil Vegetation and water |
| Cross section | A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like |
| Plate | One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer |
| Pattern | Something we observe to be similar over and over again |
| Plate boundary | The place where two plates meet |
| Earthquake | A sudden shaking of Earths surface |
| Mantle | The layer of solid rock underneath Earth's plate |
| 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 I the ocean floor formed when two plates move together |
| Analyze | to examine in detail for a purpose |