Earth Science Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Force of oceanic plate falling into the mantle is called _____
  2. 5. The build-up of pressure
  3. 6. Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness
  4. 8. Devices used to detect earthquakes
  5. 10. Places where magma rises to the surface
  6. 12. Force behind the growth of the Atlantic Ocean.
  7. 15. The scale used to measure earthquakes
  8. 17. The point directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  9. 18. Areas where one plate pushes under another
  10. 21. The hottest part of the Earth
  11. 22. Type of waves used to study the interior of the Earth
Down
  1. 2. The layer that makes up the tectonic plates
  2. 3. The last super continent to exist in Earth's history
  3. 4. The man who theorized the tectonic plate theory
  4. 7. The most liquid part of Earth's interior
  5. 9. Driving force behind plate movement
  6. 11. Forms over thin, weak points in the Earth's crust(hint: I forgot the E)
  7. 13. The largest type of volcanos, are flatter than your average volcano, and one is the Hawaiian islands
  8. 14. The part of the Earth that the plates move on
  9. 16. The depth of the _______ is a factor in earthquake damage
  10. 19. The part of Earth with the largest volume
  11. 20. Young mountians created by continental-continental plate convergence and are in Asia