EarthQuakes and Seismic Activity
Across
- 1. the scale used to measure seismic magnitude
- 4. the angle or slope of a fault face
- 7. abbreviation for the modified Mercalli Intensity scale
- 9. a device that senses and records earthquake waves
- 11. a word often used to name a tidal wave caused by an earthquake
- 13. tectonic plates moving toward each other
- 16. a device that detects earthquake waves
- 18. type of wave that includes Love and Raleigh types
- 20. tectonic plates that move away from each other
- 22. a crack that forms in rock to relieve stress
Down
- 2. the center of an earthquake on the earth's surface
- 3. the actual subterranean origin of an earthquake
- 5. the "P" in p-wave
- 6. a force that crushes or smashes
- 8. any force
- 10. a series of shockwaves traveling through the earth
- 12. the power or strength of an earthquake
- 14. not accurate or reliable yet
- 15. the "S" in s-wave
- 17. the force usually responsible for earthquakes
- 19. created by movement of rock along a joint
- 21. a force that creates tightness in a rope