Earth Science EC Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the element the signals the death of a star. Once this is made the star will begin to "die"
  2. 6. The waves that travel side to side. These occur after the primary waves
  3. 10. A type of volcano categorized by steep slopes and explosive eruptions.
  4. 12. A plate boundary where two plates move side by side
  5. 16. The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid.
  6. 17. The official name for the parts of the lithosphere that move around on the mantle of fluid rock.
  7. 18. A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another
  8. 21. A volcano that is not currently erupting and hasn't in some time but is anticipated to erupt in the future.
  9. 22. A plate boundary where one plate is pushed down underneath another plate.
  10. 24. A type of volcano categorized by gentle slopes and nonexplosive eruptions.
  11. 25. the Theory that states the world started as a tiny speck that exploded into all of the universe as we know it
  12. 26. The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling.
  13. 27. A plate boundary where two plates move apart from one another
Down
  1. 1. A type of volcano categorized as a mix between the other two types.
  2. 3. Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates
  3. 4. The technology that allowed scientists to map the ocean floor.
  4. 5. The location on the Earth's surface directly above the Focus
  5. 7. the boundary where one surface plate is contained underneath another plate.
  6. 8. The idea that all the continents of the world were once one giant continent known as "Pangea"
  7. 9. The waves that travel similarly to tapping the end of a stretched slinky. Also known as compression waves.
  8. 11. A scale used to determine how powerful any given earthquake is.
  9. 13. What happens in a star as smaller atoms combine into a bigger star
  10. 14. This object is believed to have been created from a giant meteor impact that came crashing into Earth.
  11. 15. A tool that is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
  12. 19. the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one
  13. 20. When big enough stars explode they form this kind of gigantic explosion.
  14. 23. The force the pulls the atoms in a star together (It also keeps us on Earth)