Shaping Earth's Surface
Across
- 1. Forming a 90-degree angle.
- 3. To come together with direct impact.
- 5. Zone along the edges of tectonic plates.
- 6. A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
- 9. Stress that pulls something apart.
- 10. coming from different directions and meeting at the same point.
- 11. A force acting on a surface.
- 12. The denser plate sinks under the edge of the less-dense plate.
- 13. A long, narrow fissure or opening in rock.
- 14. _________ boundary forms where two plate collide.
- 15. The rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust.
- 17. A break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs.
- 18. ________ boundary forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
Down
- 2. Height above sea level.
- 4. A vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
- 7. The Rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
- 8. An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
- 16. A wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water.