Plate Tectonics Part One

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Across
  1. 4. is a series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth's crust.
  2. 7. Hot, liquid metal layer of earth
  3. 10. Loose Earth materials, such as sand, soil, & rocks found on the surface of the Earth.
  4. 11. rocks formed from cooled/solidified molten rock.
  5. 12. Cool & rocky, surface layer of earth
  6. 13. rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure.
  7. 14. Solid rock found everywhere on Earth, often under SEDIMENT.
  8. 16. Is a sudden & violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust.
  9. 18. The plane or a rupture zone along which two rocks mov
  10. 19. The surface location of the earthquake, directly above the focus.
Down
  1. 1. Describes the damage of the earthquake.
  2. 2. Plate material containing DENSER BASALT that is usually found under the ocean.
  3. 3. rocks formed from compacted sediment.
  4. 5. Plate material containing LESS DENSE GRANITE that is usually found underground on continents.
  5. 6. Large slabs of solid, cool rock on the Earth's crust that moves slowly.
  6. 8. How the energy of the earthquake travels.
  7. 9. Hottest, solid metal ball of earth
  8. 15. Measures the energy (or strength) of the earthquake.
  9. 17. Hot, magma flowing layer of earth
  10. 18. The starting point of the earthquake.