Geography crossword
Across
- 2. a mass of land that holds and contains lava, through which distress in the Earth releases ash and lava
- 4. molten rock that is held inside volcanos or volcanic vents
- 6. features of the land, ranging from mountains, hills, valleys, and depressions
- 10. The hypothetical landmass in which now contains present day asia and Europe
- 12. the fault in which the plates collided, the main cause of Earthquakes in the area
- 13. the layer between the inner core and mantle
- 17. The hypothetical landmass that consisted of present day arabia, Africa, India, and most southeastern countries
- 19. currents of energy released by plates when tension builds up, causing waves of energy to be released
- 21. a flow of debris or other pyroclastic material
- 22. The movement of plates below the Earth which causes the land to shift
- 23. the degrading of something
- 24. the inner most layer of the earth
Down
- 1. where the tectonic plates end
- 3. rages or waves of ash, pumcie, rocks, and mud that slides down the side of a volcano
- 5. the originator of continental drift hypothesis
- 7. The outermost layer of the earth
- 8. the layer directly between the Earth
- 9. When plates meet and grind against each other, building tension as they let out the energy, causing the earthquakes
- 11. the hypothetical landmass in which one large continent existed, form around 200-300 million years ago
- 14. the land in which we live, seven major continents.
- 15. a line or valley of volcanos deep under the ocean, stretching around the Earth
- 16. plates under the earth which move and shift
- 18. temporarily at rest
- 20. the deformation or degrading of rocks, usually caused by water, wind, or waves