2nd 9 Weeks Vocab Part 1

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Across
  1. 2. boundary where 2 plates come together
  2. 4. type of body wave; 2nd to arrive; travels through solids only
  3. 6. the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses
  4. 8. process of one plate being pulled beneath another
  5. 9. theory that the continents are moving apart
  6. 12. type of body wave; first wave to arrive; travels through liquids and solids
  7. 13. natural hazard caused by the release of energy when 2 tectonic plates shift
  8. 15. boundary where 2 plates move apart
  9. 16. reversal of Earth’s magnetic field causes “stripes” in the magnetism of the crust
  10. 18. area beneath the surface where an earthquake occurs
  11. 19. earthquake wave that travels through the Earth
Down
  1. 1. caused by uneven heating in the mantle; responsible for plate tectonics
  2. 3. earthquake wave that travels along the Earth’s surface
  3. 5. theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time
  4. 7. area on the surface immediately above the focus of an earthquake
  5. 10. natural hazard caused when an earthquake occurs in the ocean
  6. 11. wave produced by an earthquake
  7. 14. boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
  8. 17. tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean