Te Whenua

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Across
  1. 3. Fine powdery material ejected from volcanoes.
  2. 7. The process where one tectonic plate sinks under another.
  3. 9. Natural hot spring that shoots water and steam, common in Rotorua.
  4. 10. Chain of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean.
  5. 12. The thick middle layer of the Earth beneath the crust.
  6. 13. The huge slabs of Earth’s crust that move and cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
  7. 15. Māori word for land or earth.
  8. 17. Vibrations that travel through the Earth during earthquakes.
  9. 18. Rock that flows onto Earth’s surface during an eruption.
  10. 19. Molten rock stored beneath the surface.
Down
  1. 1. Giant cracks in the Earth’s surface where earthquakes occur.
  2. 2. Māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes.
  3. 4. Large volcanic lake in NZ, site of one of the world’s biggest eruptions.
  4. 5. Layer at the Earth’s centre made of iron and nickel.
  5. 6. Huge supercontinent that broke apart millions of years ago.
  6. 8. Movements of tectonic plates over time, shifting continents.
  7. 10. Explosive mountain in NZ’s central plateau, still active today.
  8. 11. Solid outer layer of the Earth where we live.
  9. 14. Māori word for fire, often linked with volcanic eruptions.
  10. 16. Large offshore trench east of NZ formed by subduction.