Plate Tectonics

2. Where the energy of an earthquake is first released.
4. Occur where two plates slide towards each other commonly forming either a subduction zone
9. It is right above the epicentre
10. Current The specific pattern of the movement of a fluid due to differences in temperature and density in the fluid
11. Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
12. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core

1. A volcano with long, gentle slopes, built primarily by lava flows
3. The outer layer of the Earth
5. A scale used to measure the magnitude of the earthquake
6. An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
7. Powdery material split out by a volcano
8. Rock that in its molten form