Plate Motions

Cross Section

• A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

• A diagonal portion of a larger object.

• When two line are drawn over each other at a 90⁰ angle.

• A piece of a pizza.

Outer Layer

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Plate Boundary

• The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

• The location where the food falls onto the table.

• Where one country ends and another begins.

• The edge of your patella.

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Tectonic Plate

• One of the very large sections of hard rock that make up Earth's outer layer.

• A new song release from "P-late."

• An object that is used for serving food on.

• Round, smooth portions of the Mantle.

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What type of plate boundary does this image show?

• Convergent?

• Divergent?

• Transform?

• Classic

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• Divergent?

• Convergent?

• Transform?

• Classic?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge?

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At which boundary do you find a trench?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Strike-Slip

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Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?

• Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material.

• Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

• Earth's outer layer is a combination of hard, solid rock and a soft, solid material.

• Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go.

Earth's plates are a __________ solid material. Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.

• Soft; hard

• Hard; soft

• Soft; soft

• Hard; hard