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Rocks can move

Beneath the crust

Solid iron

Thinnest layer

Under the mantle

Plates ride on top

Melted iron

Center of Earth

Outermost layer

Solid rock

Earth’s ________ is divided into sections.

crust

How many sections is Earth’s crust divided into?

These sections are known as …

The place where plates meet is called a …

Most volcanoes and earthquakes are located at the …

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Mountains

Plates move apart

Volcanoes

Changes the shape of the ocean floor

Trenches

Plates collide

Two plates slide past one another

One plate slides under another

When two plates converge ________ may work its way through the crust.

magma

Magma may contain highly explosive ________.gases

A ____________ is formed when magma breaks through to the surface.

volcano

New _______ is formed when the lava cools and hardens.

land

An _______________ occurs when plates move and the crust slips or breaks.

earthquake

The gradual uplifting of the crust during an earthquake causes ____________ to form.mountains