Earthquake Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The second earthquake wave, causes significant damage.
  2. 4. The first earthquake wave to come through, causes barely any damage.
  3. 6. A fault when the plates only move horizontally and rub against each other.
  4. 9. A type of fault that is the most common, when one plate moves under another plate.
  5. 10. a type of earthquake activity when the plates fold pointing downward.
  6. 13. Core The inner most layer of the earth
  7. 15. A type of fault when two plates compress against each other and create a trench.
  8. 16. The layer under the crust of the earth.
  9. 17. a type of earthquake stress when the ground moves in two opposite directions and rubs against eachother.
  10. 18. the outer rigid layer of the earth.
  11. 20. the upper layer of the mantle, highly viscous, and mechanically weak.
  12. 21. The third layer of the atmosphere.
  13. 22. the stress of something being pulled apart, also takes place in earthquakes.
  14. 23. a cause for internal heat inside of the earth by breaking down of particles.
Down
  1. 1. Core The layer that comes after the inner layer of the earth.
  2. 2. the name of earthquake waves that we can measure with different type of scales.
  3. 5. The area right above the focus of the earthquake.
  4. 7. Where the earthquake starts under the surface.
  5. 8. The shaking of the ground causing damage to the crust.
  6. 11. a type of earthquake activity when the plates fold pointing upwards.
  7. 12. a type of earthquake stress that acts like an accordion.
  8. 14. The outer most layer of the earth.
  9. 19. The last wave to come through, it is slow and causes the most damage.