Tectonics Forces
Across
- 3. the distortion, bending, stretching, or compression of a material under pressure
- 5. An upward force on a less dense object in a denser material
- 7. A contact force that acts to squeeze or crush an object
- 8. The stress that occurs when two objects rub against each other
- 9. Forces that act to pull an object apart
- 11. An instrument that measures earthquake waves
Down
- 1. Locations of subduction and mountain building
- 2. The location of sea-floor spreading and rift valleys
- 4. The margins between two tectonic plates that are sliding in opposite directions parallel to the margin
- 6. A measure of force exerted within an object
- 10. Any kind of shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments