Across
- 2. verb that desribes the movement of two plates when they face one another
- 4. land relief due to collision between two plates
- 6. large pieces on the Earth’s surface that move several centimeters per year
- 8. point at which the seism originates
- 10. people who studies seism
- 13. gigantic wave formed when a seism occurs in the sea
- 15. upper layer of the Earth
- 18. they make the mantle move
- 21. synonym of seism
- 22. point on the Earth’s surface directly vertically above the hypocentre
Down
- 1. powerful vibrations produced by a seism
- 3. measurement of the strength of a seism
- 5. new earthquakes after a seism
- 7. released during a seism when rocks break suddenly
- 9. the centre of the Earth
- 11. movement of plates that sink below another
- 12. movement of rapproachement of two tectonic plates
- 14. middle layer of the Earth made of rocks that form a type of solid paste
- 16. the San Andrea’s one is the most famous
- 17. vibrations following an earthquake
- 19. synonym of earthquake
- 20. movement of plates that move away from one another
- 23. our planet
