Amplify Plate Motion Vocab

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Diagram showing the inside of something.

Back

cross-section

Front

Underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.

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mid-ocean ridge

Front

Long, deep indention formed when two plates move together.

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trench

Front

Examine in detail for a purpose.

Back

analyze

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When two plates move away from each other.

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divergent boundary

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Two plates move towards each other.

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convergent boundary

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Able to be drawn into wire.

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Ductile

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Able to be hammered into shape without breaking.

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malleable

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Processes like eruptions or lava flow where ash and gas are expelled from Earth's surface.

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volcanic activity

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Sudden shaking of Earth's surface

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earthquake