Across
- 5. Motion along a fault causes ____
- 9. This is the process by which rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress
- 10. Earthquakes release ____ waves which cause the ground to shake
- 12. This boundary is a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
- 13. These boundaries occur when plates collide, causing rock to be squeezed
- 14. Seismic waves flow outward from the ____ in all directions
- 15. This is a place within the Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
Down
- 1. The return of rock to its original shape ____ ____
- 2. This is stress that shortens or squeezes an object
- 3. These faults are common at transform boundaries ____ ____
- 4. A series for extremely long waves that travel across the ocean and very high speeds
- 6. Most earthquakes occur near the ____ of tectonic plates
- 7. Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy
- 8. ____ boundaries are plates that pull apart causing the crust to stretch
- 11. A break in the Earth's crust along which clocks of rock move
- 13. Tectonic plates boundaries are areas where Earth's ____ experiences a lot of stress