Plate Tectonics
Across
- 3. large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor
- 9. a bowl-shaped depression produced by the impact of a meteorite, volcanic activity, or an explosion
- 11. a volcano formed entirely from accumulated flows of fluid lava, growing a few feet at a time
- 12. vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar energetic source and propagated within the Earth or along its surface.
- 13. flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
- 14. the force per unit area that is placed on a rock
- 16. A volcano is defined as an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
Down
- 1. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- 2. a volcano that can still erupt.
- 4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
- 5. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
- 6. When magma flows onto Earth's surface
- 7. any process that affects the shape, size, or volume of an area of the Earth's crust
- 8. mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes
- 10. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface.
- 15. undulations or bends or curvatures developed in the rocks of the crust as a result of stresses