Tectonic Action
Across
- 2. Comes second, much more destructive.
- 3. Eruption 74,000 years ago, plunged Earth into volcanic winter.
- 5. 1883 eruption killed 36,000.
- 7. Eruption in 1980, killed 57.
- 8. Action of water coming to surface during earthquake.
- 12. Capital of most earthquake prone country.
- 13. One plate moving under another.
- 15. Molten rock under crust of Earth.
- 16. "Flow" of super-heated ash and gases.
- 18. Scale that measures power of earthquakes.
- 21. Comes first, not as destructive.
- 22. Tectonic plate readjusting itself after large quake.
- 23. Indonesian Island, Sunda Megathrust is off of.
- 24. Layer of compacted ash.
- 26. Foreign word for big wave.
Down
- 1. Philosopher from Candide, visited Lisbon after tsunami.
- 4. Zone where tectonic plates rub on one another.
- 6. Coast that was hit hard by tsunami 3/11.
- 7. device that measures power of earthquakes.
- 9. Nuclear plant that melted down due to quake and tsunami.
- 10. Scientific instrument that measures passing tsunamis
- 11. Half of the world's ___ are found in Yellowstone.
- 14. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
- 17. Two plates coming together.
- 19. Low area where eruption had taken place then sunk.
- 20. Its eruption caused Minoan tsunami.
- 23. largest city hit by tsunami 3/11.
- 25. City hit by quake and tsunami in 1755 with 10,000 deaths.
- 27. ______ Megathrust.
- 28. Magnitude of March 2011 Japan Earthquake.