Unit 2 Plate Motion

to examine in detail for a purpose

part of a plate where the hard solid rock is thicker

moving towards the same place

a cylindrical piece of material that is extracted from the subsurface, using a special drill

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

moving apart in different directions

a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

evidence of life from the past

the solid part of our rocky planet

the layer of soft solid rock underneath earth’a plates

an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move away from each other

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

a scientist who studies fossils or bones that are embedded in rocks, in order to learn about the history of life on Earth

something we observe to be similar over and over agian

one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that makes up earth’s outer layers

the place where two plates meet

how often or fast something happens

the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim

the divergent movement or spreading plate material in the interior of a plate

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

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

any of the many processes in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the earth