Earth Sciences Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates
  2. 5. Alfred _________ discovered the geological phenomena which describes the movement of continents
  3. 11. Pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle that move over time
  4. 12. The third layer of Earth
  5. 13. A giant, destructive wave
  6. 15. A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  7. 16. The first/top-most layer of Earth
  8. 18. A type of plate boundary where plates slide along one another in a parallel direction. Also where friction is created leading to earthquakes
  9. 19. The fourth and final layer of Earth
  10. 20. He discovered the geological phenomena where new oceanic crust is created
Down
  1. 1. A crack in Earth's crust along which earthquakes often occur
  2. 2. The gradual movement of the continents across the Earth's surface through geological time
  3. 3. A type of plate boundary where plates move towards/crash into one another
  4. 4. The formation of fresh areas of oceanic crust which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
  5. 6. A type of plate boundary where plates move away from one another. Also where new oceanic crust is formed
  6. 7. The name of the first super continent
  7. 8. The point on the Earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter (or focus), point in the crust during an earthquake
  8. 9. The second layer of Earth where molten rock is contained
  9. 10. _____________ currents are responsible for the movement of crust, including continents and tectonic plates
  10. 14. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  11. 17. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the Earth's crust