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Across
- 2. Underground reservoir of molten rock.
- 3. Broad, gently sloping volcano from fluid lava.
- 8. Falling water level between high and low tide.
- 11. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
- 13. Water changing from liquid to gas.
- 15. Water falling from atmosphere
- 19. Two continental plates colliding, forming mountains.
- 23. Study of mountains.
- 24. Release of volcanic material from a volcano.
- 27. Plates sliding past each other horizontally.
- 28. Period of no current between flood and ebb tides.
- 29. Amount of water vapor in the air.
- 32. Molten rock on Earth's surface.
- 35. Region of seismic/volcanic activity in continental interiors.
- 39. Plates moving away from each other.
- 40. Intense thunderstorms surrounding a storm's eye.
- 41. Lowest part of a volcano's structure.
- 43. Crack in Earth's surface for magma eruption.
- 44. Weakest tides when Moon/Sun are at right angles.
- 45. Inclined side of a volcano.
- 47. Bowlshaped depression at volcano's top.
- 48. Winds flowing towards a central area.
- 50. Large, conical volcano from layers of lava/ash; explosive.
- 52. Large sections of Earth's crust moving.
Down
- 1. Moderately explosive with dense ash clouds.
- 2. Series of connected mountains.
- 4. Explains largescale movement of Earth's lithosphere.
- 5. Strong, narrow current flowing out to sea.
- 6. Deflection of moving objects due to Earth's rotation.
- 7. The half of Earth with the most land.
- 9. Gentle, effusive lava flows.
- 10. Thin, dense crust under oceans.
- 12. Dangerous pyroclastic flows.
- 14. Primary opening for volcanic material.
- 16. Water vapor changing back to liquid.
- 17. Natural features of Earth's surface.
- 18. Thick, less dense crust forming continents.
- 20. "Ring of Fire" with many volcanoes and earthquakes.
- 21. Natural movement of air.
- 22. Steam explosion from magma heating water.
- 25. Earth's outermost solid layer.
- 26. Lowest sea level.
- 30. MidAtlantic Ridge, where new ocean crust forms.
- 31. Mildly explosive, intermittent bursts of lava.
- 33. Plates moving towards each other.
- 34. Most powerful, explosive eruption with high ash columns.
- 36. Small, steep volcano from loose cinders.
- 37. Difference between high and low tide levels.
- 38. Strongest tides when Earth, Moon, Sun align.
- 40. Calm center of a tropical cyclone.
- 42. Vents in Earth's crust erupting molten rock, ash, gases.
- 46. Highest sea level.
- 49. Highest point of a volcano.
- 51. Rise and fall of sea levels due to Moon/Sun gravity.