Geography Crossword
Across
- 4. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement of tectonic plates
- 7. Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface
- 9. A crack in the Earth’s crust where movement occurs
- 11. The release of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano
- 12. The organised movement of people away from danger
- 13. A scale used to measure earthquake magnitude
- 14. Fine particles of rock thrown out during a volcanic eruption
- 15. An opening in Earth’s crust where lava escapes
- 16. The underground point where an earthquake starts
Down
- 1. The point on Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake begins
- 2. A measure of the energy released by an earthquake
- 3. The bottom of the ocean
- 5. A series of large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions
- 6. When one tectonic plate moves under another
- 8. A smaller earthquake that happens after a major one
- 10. Large plates that make up Earth’s outer layer