Across
- 4. - Related to earthquakes and tectonic activity.
- 5. - Process of sediment turning into rock.
- 7. - Plates sliding past each other.
- 9. - Study of Earth’s structure and processes.
- 11. - Line on the ground surface that indicates a fault.
- 13. - Volcanic region fed by underlying mantle.
- 15. - Large section of Earth's crust that moves.
- 21. - Plates moving towards each other.
- 23. - Process where one plate moves under another.
- 24. - Movement of rock and soil by wind or water.
- 25. - The bottom of the ocean, where plate interactions occur.
- 31. - Study of Earth's structural features.
- 33. - Earth's outermost layer.
- 36. - Elevated area on the seafloor formed by divergent plates.
- 37. - Stress that builds up along fault lines.
- 38. - Movement of Earth along a fault.
- 40. - Semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
- 43. - Rocks formed under pressure and temperature changes.
- 45. - Scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
- 46. - Pertaining to the movement and deformation of Earth's crust.
- 47. - Rigid outer layer of the Earth.
- 48. - Fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
Down
- 1. - When tectonic plates push against each other.
- 2. - Type of crust that forms ocean floors.
- 3. - Type of rock that forms oceanic crust.
- 6. - Type of rock that forms continental crust.
- 8. - Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- 10. - Breakdown of rocks at Earth's surface.
- 12. - Landform created by volcanic activity at tectonic boundaries.
- 14. - Deep oceanic depression formed by subduction.
- 16. - A low area where sediment accumulates.
- 17. - Rock cavity lined with crystals, often formed near faults.
- 18. - Opening in Earth's crust where lava erupts.
- 19. - Thick layer of rock between crust and core.
- 20. - Movement of tectonic plates apart.
- 22. - Underwater mountain ranges formed by tectonic activity.
- 25. - Study of earthquakes and seismic waves.
- 26. - Supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago.
- 27. - Point within Earth where an earthquake originates.
- 28. - Area where the Earth's crust is being pulled apart.
- 29. - Point on Earth's surface directly above a quake's focus.
- 30. - Measure of the energy released in an earthquake.
- 32. - Rocks formed from compressed sediments.
- 34. - Large ocean wave caused by underwater disturbances.
- 35. - Bend in rock layers caused by tectonic pressure.
- 39. - Type of crust that forms landmasses.
- 41. - Boundary where two tectonic plates meet.
- 42. - The process where one plate sinks beneath another.
- 44. - Region around the Pacific Ocean known for tectonic activity.
- 47. - Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface.