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plate motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| outer layer | earth 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 make up Earth outer layer. |
| pattern | something we observe to be similar over and over again. |
| plate boundary | the plate where tow plates meet. |
| earthquake | a sudden shaking of Earth surface. |
| mantle | the layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plattes |
| converrgent | moving toward the same place |
| divergent | moving apart in different directons |
| mid -ocean ridge | an underwater mountain range formed when to plates move apart |
| trench | a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together |
| volcanic actixity | any of the many processes such as erruptions and lava flows in which gas . lava and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth |
| analyze | to examine in detail for a purpose |