Across
- 2. a supercontinent
- 3. characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
- 8. the main landmass has granitic core called craton
- 10. formed because of fusion of Indian and Australian plate
- 13. center of the earth
- 14. violent shaking of the ground
- 15. upper layer of earth's mantle below lithosphere
- 16. where plates slide sideways past each other
- 17. lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
- 19. includes traditional continents of Europe and Asia
- 20. earth's crust and upper mantle
Down
- 1. originally part of ancient continent Gondwana which India broke away from
- 4. includes both South America and Atlantic Ocean
- 5. when two plates are moving away from each other
- 6. containing continent of Antarctica
- 7. tectonic plate straddling the equator and the prime meridian
- 9. a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick
- 11. major plate in eastern and southern hemispheres
- 12. where two plates are moving toward each other
- 18. location where greatest damage associated with the earthquake occurs