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plate Motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cross section | diagram that shows the inside of something looks like |
| outer layer | Earth's outermost let's of hard, solid rocks that is undernath the soil, vegetation, and water |
| plate | one of the very large sections if hard, solid rock that make up Earth's 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 the Earths surface |
| Mantle | the kyer of so, soled rock underneath Earth's plates. |
| matal | the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth's plates |
| divergent | moving apart in different directions |
| mid-ocean ridge | an underwater range formed when two plates move apart |
| trench | a long indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together |
| volcanic activity | any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flowers) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth . |