Across
- 3. type of flood when river flow is larger than channel
- 6. __________ Ocean is where the Ring of Fire is located
- 7. mixture of hot, liquid rock and solid mineral crystals
- 8. predictable stages an ecosystem goes through as it develops or regrows
- 9. sudden, rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
- 11. ________ succession; development of an area where before there was no life
- 13. lack of precipitation over an extended period of time
- 14. study of earthquakes
- 18. natural balance
- 19. a break in the earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide past each other
- 20. coastal _________ is the removal of land or beach sediments
- 21. solids acting more like a dense fluid
- 23. earthquakes that follow the largest shock of an earthquake
- 25. storm with a large low-pressure center with many thunderstorms. Strong winds & heavy rainfall.
Down
- 1. water is streets cannot drain before the streets are submerged
- 2. _______ waves of energy that travel through the earth
- 4. primary succession always starts with _____
- 5. ________ energy is stored energy
- 6. ______ species; first species there after ecological succession
- 8. scale used to measure hurricanes
- 10. _______ islands are most vulnerable to coastal erosion
- 12. mountain that forms when molten rock is forced to the earth's surface
- 15. _________ succession; ecosystem disturbed by natural or man-made disaster
- 16. fungi & algae combined. Help break down rock.
- 17. ____________ energy of motion
- 22. shaking of earth's surface caused by movement along faults
- 24. major tidal wave
- 26. scale used to measure magnitude of an earthquake
- 27. type of flooding produced by tropical storms/hurricanes