Across
- 2. boundary where 2 plates come together
- 4. type of body wave; 2nd to arrive; travels through solids only
- 6. the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses
- 8. process of one plate being pulled beneath another
- 9. theory that the continents are moving apart
- 12. type of body wave; first wave to arrive; travels through liquids and solids
- 13. natural hazard caused by the release of energy when 2 tectonic plates shift
- 15. boundary where 2 plates move apart
- 16. reversal of Earth’s magnetic field causes “stripes” in the magnetism of the crust
- 18. area beneath the surface where an earthquake occurs
- 19. earthquake wave that travels through the Earth
Down
- 1. caused by uneven heating in the mantle; responsible for plate tectonics
- 3. earthquake wave that travels along the Earth’s surface
- 5. theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time
- 7. area on the surface immediately above the focus of an earthquake
- 10. natural hazard caused when an earthquake occurs in the ocean
- 11. wave produced by an earthquake
- 14. boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
- 17. tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean