Plate Tectonics Crossword
Across
- 4. A fold in rock with both sides dipping in toward a trough
- 6. Instrument to detect and measure earthquakes
- 8. Point within the Earth where an earthquake begins
- 12. A fold in rock sloping down on both sides from a crest
- 13. Layer between Earth's outer core and crust
- 14. theory that all of the continents were one large land mass
- 15. point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake focus
- 16. Hottest part of the planet Earth
Down
- 1. A force applied parallel to a surface
- 2. A large wave caused by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption
- 3. Outermost layer of the Earth
- 5. Action of pressing together
- 7. Rock located on the underside of an inclined fault
- 9. No longer anywhere in the world
- 10. Known for his Continental Drift Theory
- 11. Applying a force that creates stretching