Earthquake Structure & Earthquakes

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Across
  1. 2. Country that recorded the strongest Earthquake ever.
  2. 8. A sudden return of a deformed rock back to its original shape.
  3. 9. Boundary where 2 tectonic plates are being pulled away from each other.
  4. 11. Earth's diameter is slightly under 8,000 _____________.
  5. 13. Type stress placed on rock layer from squeezing it together.
  6. 15. An Earthquakes _____________ is how much power is released during an Earthquake.
Down
  1. 1. Physical layer of Earth that tectonic plates slide around on.
  2. 3. Place on Earth's surface that is directly above where an Earthquake originates.
  3. 4. Location inside the Earth where an Earthquake originates.
  4. 5. Earth's lithosphere is divided into large pieces called _____________.
  5. 6. A bend in a rock layer.
  6. 7. Type of stress placed on rock layer from pulling it apart.
  7. 10. Boundary where 2 tectonic plates are sliding past each other.
  8. 12. Boundary where 2 tectonic plates are being compressed into each other.
  9. 14. A break in Earth's crust.