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Plate motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cross section | diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like |
| outer layer | Earth's outermost layer of hard,solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water. |
| Plate | One of the very large section of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer |
| pattern | something we observe to be similar over and again |
| Plate boundary | the place where two plates meet |
| Earthquake | a sudden shaking of Earth's surface |
| mantel | the layer of soft,solid rock underneath Earth's plates |
| convergent | moving toward the same place |
| divergent | moving apart in the different direction |
| 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 moves together |
| volcanic activity | any of the many processes (such as eruption 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 |