Plate Tectonics
Across
- 6. Is the line created by the intersection between any planar surface
- 7. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- 10. Are faults that havent had a record but may still generate an earthquake
- 12. A slow type of fault movement
- 13. Are faults that may continue to cause earthquakes
- 14. A series of associated faults spread over an area
- 15. The force applied to rocks
Down
- 1. When shearing and compression or tension combine
- 2. Is formed when rocks are compressed
- 3. May be a normal or reverse fault
- 4. They are forced to move in parallel but opposite direction
- 5. It slips in the direction of the strike
- 8. Long, narrow, and steep sided on ocean floors
- 9. A fracture or break in Earth's crust
- 11. Forms an angle of dip that is less than 45°