Across
- 3. Area in the upper mantle & crust where the earthquake occurs
- 6. Theory that explains how landmasses are created from Earth's movement
- 7. The build up of pressure when rocks resist movement
- 8. Measures the damage of an earthquake
- 10. Waves that cause the most destruction
- 12. Instrument that records an earthquake
- 13. Plates move away from each other
- 15. First set of waves felt during an earthquake
- 16. Measures the magnitude of an earthquake
Down
- 1. Plates slide past each other
- 2. Plates collide with each other
- 4. This is felt as vibrations when stress overcomes
- 5. Vibrations that happen during an earthquake
- 9. Weakest area of the rock that fractures
- 11. Waves that move up and down
- 14. Area where the earthquake occurs on the surface