Unit 2 Plate Motion Flashcards
to examine in detail for a purpose
analzye
part of a plate where the hard solid rock is thicker
continent
moving towards the same place
convergent
a cylindrical piece of material that is extracted from the subsurface, using a special drill
core sample
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
cross section
moving apart in different directions
divergent
a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
earthquake
evidence of life from the past
fossil
the solid part of our rocky planet
geosphere
the layer of soft solid rock underneath earth’a plates
mantle
an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move away from each other
mid ocean ridge
earth’s outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water
outer layer
a scientist who studies fossils or bones that are embedded in rocks, in order to learn about the history of life on Earth
paleontologist
something we observe to be similar over and over agian
pattern
one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that makes up earth’s outer layers
plate
the place where two plates meet
plate boundary
how often or fast something happens
rate
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
reasoning
the divergent movement or spreading plate material in the interior of a plate
rifting
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
system
a long deep indentation in the ocean floor, formed when two plates move together
trench
any of the many processes in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the earth
volcanic activity
