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Plate Motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Outer layer | Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water |
| Cross section | a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like |
| Plate | one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer |
| Pattern | something we observe to be similar over and over again |
| Plate boundary | the place were 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 | and underwater mountain 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 the surface of earth |
| Analyze | to examine in detail for a purpose |
| Analyze | to examine in detail for a purpose |