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