Across
- 1. the occurrence or frequency of earthquakes in a region.
- 4. hit with force when moving
- 7. places where plates slide sideways past each other
- 9. a force that changes the direction of an object towards you
- 11. an aftereffect of a distressing or traumatic event
- 13. the property of matter and radiation which is manifest as a capacity to perform work (such as causing motion or the interaction of molecules).
- 14. a real or imaginary line that separates two things
- 16. an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
- 18. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- 19. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
Down
- 2. occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
- 3. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- 4. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
- 5. part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- 6. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantel
- 8. a mild tremor preceding the violent shaking movement of an earthquake
- 10. occurring in or frequenting the ocean and especially the open sea as distinguished from littoral or neritic waters
- 12. As the plates move, their edges ___ and grind against each other.
- 15. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
- 17. an act of exerting force on someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.
