Mountains, Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire

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Across
  1. 3. This is a hot molten substance below the earth's crust.
  2. 5. A ___________ volcano is like a large mound that is not very explosive
  3. 6. Hawaii was created by an underwater volcano that is called a ___________
  4. 9. Thre are ___________ major tectonic plates.
  5. 11. Heated substances rise within the earth because of this.
  6. 13. this is a tool that can measure earthquake intensity.
  7. 14. This is where two plates separate.
  8. 15. The ____________ of fire is where you can find hundreds of volcanoes and earthquakes occur often.
  9. 16. This type of mountain just pops up wherever magma is trapped.
Down
  1. 1. A __________block mountain has very steep walls and is created at a subduction zone.
  2. 2. This is magma that is exposed to the earth's atmosphere.
  3. 4. _____________ plates are moving slowly on a surface of magma right below the earth's crust.
  4. 7. A _____________ zone occurs where two plates converge on each other.
  5. 8. this is a reading of earthquake intensity.
  6. 10. A ________ cone volcano is tall with steep walls.
  7. 12. ____________ mountains are very high and are created by plate boundaries.