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plate motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cross section | a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like |
| outer layer | Earth's outlermost layer of hard' solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation and water |
| plate | one of the very late sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer |
| patter | something we observe to be similar over and over again |
| plate boundary | the place where two meet |
| earthquake | a sudden shaking of Earth's surface |
| analyze | to examine I detail a purpose |
| mantle | the layer of soft rock underneath Earth's plates |
| convergent | moving toward the same place |
| divergent | moving apart in different directions |
| mid- ocean- ridge | an underwater mountain formed when two plates move apart |
| tench | a long indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together |
| volcanic activity | any of the many processes in which gas leave and are pushed out on the surface of erath |