Plate Motion Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Define convergent.

• moving toward the same place

• moving apart in different directions

• a sudden shaking of Earth's surface

• a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Define divergent.

• moving toward the same place

• moving apart in different directions

• a sudden shaking of Earth's surface

• a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune

Define earthquake.

• moving toward the same place

• moving apart in different directions

• a sudden shaking of Earth's surface

• a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune

Define plate.

• an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

• Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

Define outer layer.

• an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

• Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

Define pattern.

• an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

• Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Define mid-ocean ridge.

• an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

• Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

Define plate boundary.

• the place where two plates meet

• a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

• 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

• a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Define cross section.

• the place where two plates meet

• a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

• 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

• a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

Define trench.

• the place where two plates meet

• a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

• 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

• a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3