Earthquake Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Scale that rates earthquake intensity based on damage and observations
  2. 3. Elastic _____ theory explains why strained rocks snap back to cause shaking
  3. 4. Scale that measures earthquake magnitude using a logarithmic scale
  4. 8. Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  5. 12. Secondary seismic wave; slower side-to-side motion through solids only
  6. 13. Using distance data from 3 stations to locate an epicenter
Down
  1. 1. The total amount of energy released by an earthquake
  2. 2. Love wave; a fast surface wave causing side-to-side horizontal shaking
  3. 5. Underground point where rock first breaks along a fault
  4. 6. The measure of shaking and damage at a specific surface location
  5. 7. The scientific study of earthquakes and seismic waves
  6. 9. Primary seismic wave; fastest and compresses through all states of matter
  7. 10. Surface wave that rolls along the ground in an elliptical motion
  8. 11. Break in Earth's crust where rock blocks slide past each other