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plate motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| OUTER LAYER | Earth's outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation and water |
| CROSS SECTION | a diagram that show what the inside of something looks like |
| PLATE | one of the very lager sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth outer layer |
| PATTERN | something we observe to be similar over and over again |
| PLATE BOUNDARY | the plate 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 range for med when to 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 |