Earth Science Revision
Across
- 2. The point at which the rock breaks releasing the energy in an earthquake.
- 5. The layer of the Earth that is 2900 km thick.
- 7. A place that experiences no volcanic activity or major earthquakes because it is far from any plate boundaries is referred to as ___________ stable.
- 11. A type of boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
- 12. A type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving adjacent to each other.
- 13. The type of wave in an earthquake that caused the most destruction.
- 17. What the S stands for in S-waves.
- 19. The point on Earth's surface at the centre of the earthquake.
- 20. Another name for boundaries where subduction occurs.
Down
- 1. Boundaries in which two tectonic plates move towards each other.
- 3. Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.
- 4. The outer part of the mantle in which rock is malleable.
- 6. The fastest type of seismic wave.
- 8. The crust with the highest density.
- 9. The layer of the Earth that is made of solid rock and forms the crust.
- 10. A process in which an oceanic plate is pulled under another tectonic plate into the mantle.
- 14. When two continental plates converge this type of mountain is formed.
- 15. Molten rock that has reached the earth surface.
- 16. A scale that measures the amplitude of seismic waves.
- 18. During magnetic _________ a compass needle changes from 'magnetic north' to 'magnetic south'.