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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 the, solid rock the 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 Earth's surface. |
| MANTLE | The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates. |
| CONVERGENT | Moving toward the same place. |
| DIVERGENT | moving apart in different directions. |
| MID-OCEAN RIDGE | an underwater mountain |
| 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. |