Unit 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. the strength of an earthquake
  2. 6. a shaking of Earth's surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  3. 7. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth's surface
  4. 9. the theory that Earth's crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  5. 10. is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  6. 12. the layer of Earth extending from Earth's center to the bottom of the mantle
  7. 17. the boundary between 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
  8. 19. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  9. 21. the boundary between 2 tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  10. 22. scientist that studies earthquakes
Down
  1. 1. measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
  2. 2. the boundary between 2 tectonic plates that are colliding with each other
  3. 3. a break in the Earth's crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
  4. 5. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  5. 8. the liquid rock below Earth's crust
  6. 11. scientist that studies volcanoes
  7. 13. natural land shape or feature
  8. 14. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  9. 15. very small pieces of rock
  10. 16. the thin outer layer of Earth
  11. 18. the process of rock breaking apart
  12. 20. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another