Our Moving Earth! but Geologists believe that the earth's top layer is not solid (0) is broken up into a number of large pieces called 'plates'. These plates are not fixed in one spot but are moving very slowly (about 1-10 cm a year) and independently of one (1)......................... That is, the plates are all moving (2)........................ different directions. Some plates are moving towards each other, some are moving away from each other, and (3)....................... are sliding past each other. As each plate moves, so (4)........................ the continents and oceans that lie above it. It is this movement of the earth's plates (called 'Plate Tectonics') that scientists believe explains geological phenomena (5)........................ as mountain formation, earthquakes, and the movement of continents (6)........................ time. For example, when two plates (7)....................... are carrying continental crust above them crash into each other, the continents can 'buckle' and 'fold' to create mountain ranges. This is (8)........................the Himalayas formed. The plate which carries India above it crashed into the plate which carries Asia. In fact, the Himalayas are growing taller (9)...................... taller each year because these two plates are (10)........................ colliding. The position of the continents is also explained by moving plates. Less than 100 years ago, many scientists believed that the earth's continents (11)........................ always been in the same place. Many people noted, however, the strange coincidence that many coastlines looked as if they could fit together. The east coast of South America looked as (12)................ it could fit perfectly with the west coast of Africa, for instance.заполни пропуски и потом переведи текст

Конечно! Вот заполненный текст и его перевод: --- Our Moving Earth! but Geologists believe that the earth's top layer is not solid (0) **and** broken up into a number of large pieces called 'plates'. These plates are not fixed in one spot but are moving very slowly (about 1-10 cm a year) and independently of one (1) **another**. That is, the plates are all moving (2) **in different** directions. Some plates are moving towards each other, some are moving away from each other, and (3) **some** are sliding past each other. As each plate moves, so (4) **do** the continents and oceans that lie above it. It is this movement of the earth's plates (called 'Plate Tectonics') that scientists believe explains geological phenomena (5) **such as** mountain formation, earthquakes, and the movement of the continents (6) **over** time. For example, when two plates (7) **carrying** continental crust above them crash into each other, the continents can 'buckle' and 'fold' to create mountain ranges. This is (8) **how** the Himalayas formed. The plate which carries India above it crashed into the plate which carries Asia. In fact, the Himalayas are growing taller (9) **each** year because these two plates are (10) **continually** colliding. The position of the continents is also explained by moving plates. Less than 100 years ago, many scientists believed that the earth's continents (11) **had** always been in the same place. Many people noted, however, the strange coincidence that many coastlines looked as if they could fit together. The east coast of South America looked as (12) **if** it could fit perfectly with the west coast of Africa, for instance. --- ### Перевод текста: --- Наша движущаяся Земля! но Геологи считают, что верхний слой Земли не является сплошным (0) **и** разбит на множество крупных частей, называемых «плиты». Эти плиты не зафиксированы в одном месте, а движутся очень медленно (примерно 1-10 см в год) и независимо друг от друга. То есть, все плиты движутся (2) **в разных** направлениях. Некоторые плиты движутся навстречу друг другу, некоторые — от друг друга, а (3) **некоторые** — скользят мимо друг друга. Когда каждая плита движется, это влияет и на (4) **континенты** и океаны, расположенные выше них. Именно это движение земных плит, называемое «Тектоникой плит», по мнению ученых, объясняет геологические явления (5) **такие как** образование гор, землетрясения и перемещение континентов (6) **со временем**. Например, когда две плиты (7) **несущие** континентальную кору, сталкиваются друг с другом, континенты могут «загибаться» и «складываться», образуя горные цепи. Так возникли (8) **Гималаи**. Плита, которая содержит Индию, столкнулась с плитой, несущей Азию. На самом деле, Гималаи растут (9) **каждый** год, потому что эти две плиты постоянно (10) **сталкиваются**. Положение континентов также объясняется движением плит. Менее 100 лет назад многие ученые считали, что континенты Земли (11) **всегда** находились на своих местах. Однако многие замечали странное совпадение — много береговых линий казалось, будто могут идеально соединяться. Например, восточный берег Южной Америки выглядел так, как будто он идеально подходит к западному берегу Африки (12).