Chapter 8 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (no spaces)
Across
- 7. a seismic wave, also called an S-wave, that causes particles to move up and down at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
- 8. a location inside Earth where rocks first move along a fault, starting seismic waves
- 14. an instrument that measures and records ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel
- 16. a vent in Earth's crust through which melted or molten rock flows
- 17. a graphical illustration of seismic waves
- 18. a large volcano with gentle slopes of basaltic lava that is common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hot spots
- 19. a volcano that is not associated with plate boundaries
- 20. a break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another
Down
- 1. tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
- 2. the location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
- 3. a seismic wave, also called a P-wave, that causes particles in the ground to move in a pull-push motion similar to a coiled spring
- 4. a large steep seed volcano that results from explosive eruptions of lava and ash along convergent plate boundaries
- 5. the vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in the Earth's lithosphere
- 6. energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth
- 9. a scientist who studies earthquakes
- 10. a seismic wave that causes particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion
- 11. a small, steep sided volcano that erupts gas rich lava
- 12. a liquid's ability to flow
- 13. molten rock below Earth's surface
- 15. molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface