Across
- 4. The soft, hot layer of rock found just below the Earth's lithosphere
- 5. Plates sliding past each other.
- 6. The combination of the crust and uppermost mantle.
- 12. Thick layer of hot rock under the crust.
- 13. To find a location using three points.
- 14. The spot on Earth’s surface right above where an earthquake starts.
- 17. Underwater mountains formed by plates moving apart.
- 18. A crack where plates slide sideways.
- 25. Places where plates meet.
- 26. Heat moving in circles through liquids or gases.
- 28. Shaking of the ground caused by moving plates.
Down
- 1. Plates moving away from each other.
- 2. A crack where one side moves up.
- 3. A tall landform made by moving plates.
- 7. Big pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly.
- 8. Plates moving toward each other.
- 9. Slower wave that only moves through solids.
- 10. All the solid parts of Earth—rocks, land, and soil.
- 11. The hot, liquid metal layer around the inner core.
- 15. Fast wave that moves through solids and liquids.
- 16. The outer layer of Earth where we live.
- 19. The solid center of Earth made of metal.
- 20. A deep valley in the ocean floor.
- 21. The idea that Earth’s plates move and shape the land.
- 22. A tool that records earthquake waves.
- 23. Invisible area around Earth that protects us from space energy.
- 24. Vibrations that travel through Earth during an earthquake.
- 27. A crack where one side moves down.