The Southern Alps

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Across
  1. 1. – The zone where two tectonic plates meet (one word).
  2. 3. – Technology used to measure tiny movements of the Earth’s surface.
  3. 6. – Scientists conduct this to better understand the Alpine Fault and predict hazards.
  4. 8. SLIP – The horizontal motion type of the Alpine Fault (two words).
  5. 9. – Dating method used to find out when past earthquakes happened.
  6. 10. – The mountain range formed by uplift along the Alpine Fault.
  7. 11. – A fracture or zone where the Earth’s crust moves.
  8. 13. – What scientists call the Alpine Fault area because it’s so useful for studying geological processes (two words).
Down
  1. 1. – The other tectonic plate involved in the Alpine Fault boundary.
  2. 2. – One of the two tectonic plates meeting at the Alpine Fault.
  3. 4. – Natural process that wears down mountains at about the same rate as they rise.
  4. 5. – The vertical movement that raises land to form mountains.
  5. 7. – A sudden release of energy caused by movement along a fault.
  6. 10. – Sudden movement along a fault during an earthquake.
  7. 12. – Type of plates that move and cause faults, earthquakes, and mountains.