Earthquakes Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The force that keeps the interior of the earth liquid
  2. 5. Part of the California coast is part of this plate
  3. 6. The middle layer of Earth
  4. 10. A large and dangerous wave caused by an undersea earthquake
  5. 11. Movement along the earth's surface caused by an earthquake
  6. 12. The solid part of the earth
  7. 16. Areas under the earth where earthquake waves bounce off
  8. 17. The area where the edges of two tectonic plates meet
Down
  1. 1. An instrument that measures earthquakes
  2. 3. The back and forth movement caused by an earthquake
  3. 4. Earth movement that occurs after an earthquake
  4. 7. A crack in the earth's crust along which rocks can move
  5. 8. An instrument that measures changes in the tilt of the earth
  6. 9. The scientist who invented the scale used to measure earthquakes
  7. 13. A crack in the earth opened when two plates pull apart
  8. 14. The point on the earth where surface waves start
  9. 15. The force that keeps rocks from moving along a fault