Science Crossword-Word Search

4. tectonics the idea of giant plates of rock moving slowly across earth's surface
5. point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
8. point underground where the faulting of an earthquake occurs
11. shell formed from earth's solid upper mantle and crust
12. block mountains mountains that form along fault line where blocks of rock fall, are thrust up,or slide
13. melted rock below earth's surface
14. thick layer of earth's structure, just below earth's crust

1. earth's innermost structure
2. mountain a mountain that forms when magma pushes up on earth's crust but does not break through
3. violent shaking of earth's crust
6. the thin, rocky outer layer of earth that makes up the continents and the ocean floor
7. crack in earth's crust along which movement takes place
9. the physical remains or trace of a plant or animal that lived long ago
10. waves waves sent through earth's crust during earthquakes
12. mountains mountains that form where two plates collide and force layers of rock into folds