PM (2) Vocab

Question 1

earthquake

Answer 1

a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

Question 2

pattern

Answer 2

something we observe to be similar over and over again

Question 3

plate

Answer 3

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

Question 4

plate boundary

Answer 4

the place where two plates meet

Question 5

mantle

Answer 5

the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates

Question 6

convergent

Answer 6

moving toward the same place

Question 7

divergent

Answer 7

moving apart in different directions

Question 8

mid-ocean ridge

Answer 8

an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

Question 9

trench

Answer 9

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

Question 10

volcanic activity

Answer 10

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

Question 11

analyze

Answer 11

to examine in detail for a purpose

Question 12

rate

Answer 12

how often or fast something happens