Across
- 7. A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters)
- 8. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters)
- 10. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts. (5 letters)
- 11. The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters)
- 12. The location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake’s focus. (8 letters)
- 14. A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other. (9 letters)
Down
- 1. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters)
- 2. The type of plate boundary where one plate is forced under another. (10 letters)
- 3. Plate _________ The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates. (13 letters)
- 4. The shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy. (10 letters)
- 5. What city in Aotearoa New Zealand had a major earthquake along the pacific and Australian plates in Feb 2011? (12 letters)
- 6. The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters)
- 9. A type of seismic wave that moves through solids but not liquids. (5 letters)
- 13. The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters)
