SUPER HERO
Across
- 3. the layer of Earth made up of the crust and uppermost mantle and ranging in thickness from 65km to100km
- 4. Earth's outermost layer formed by lighter materials,such as silicon and oxygen,floating to the top during Earth's early cooling period
- 5. molten rock beneath Earth's surface
- 6. the study of earthquakes and seismic waves
- 8. a partly molten layer in Earth's upper mantle just below the lithosphere
- 10. the study of the magnetic properties of ancient rocks
- 14. in geology,the location inside Earth where an earthquake starts
- 15. Earth's thickest layer,lying just below the crust and making up 70 percent of Earth's volume
Down
- 1. an opening in Earth's surface that,when active,spews out gases,chunks of rock,and melted rock
- 2. devices that measure the amount of ground motion caused by an earthquake;also called seismographs
- 7. the extent of ancient glaciers;also the rock markings they left behind
- 9. large breaks in rock layers
- 11. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus where an earthquake starts
- 12. a number that rates the strength of an earthquake
- 13. a record of ground motion