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Plate motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CROSS SECTION | a 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 sections of hard,solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer. |
| PATTERN | something we observe to be slimilar over and over again |
| PLATE BOUNDARY | the place two plates meet |
| EARTHQUAKE | a sudden shaking of Earth's surface. |
| MANTLE | the layer of soft,solid rock underneath Earth's plates |
| CONVERGENT | moving towards the same place |
| DIVERGENT | moving apart in different directions |
| MID-OCEAN RIDGE | an underwater mountian range formed when two plates move apart |
| TRENCH | a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together |
| VOLCANIC ACTIVITY | any of the many processes(such as eruptions 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 |