Choice board #1
Across
- 3. a break in the earths crust
- 5. seismic waves that cause the most damage
- 7. a cloud of ash, lava fragments carried through the air, and vapor
- 8. a layer of liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
- 9. consists of fragments of rock, mineral crystals, and volcanic glass
- 11. molten rock under the earths crust
- 14. a small volcano that forms quickly
- 15. a sudden movement of the Earth's crust caused by the release of stress
Down
- 1. the study of earthquakes
- 2. the thickest layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- 4. a volcano that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt in the near future
- 6. a thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth
- 10. a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
- 12. the resistance to flow
- 13. the thinnest layer of the earth