Across
- 2. Type of boundary where the plates collide.
- 5. The innermost part of Earth is the core.
- 6. The outer part of the Earth's core.
- 7. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
- 11. the rising motion of warmer areas of a liquid or gas, and the sinking motion of cooler areas of liquid or gas, sometimes forming a complete cycle.
- 13. Type of boundary where plates move away from each other.
- 14. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- 15. is a measure of the size of an earthquake based on observation of the effects of the shock at the earth's surface.
- 16. the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
Down
- 1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- 3. The point of the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake.
- 4. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- 8. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
- 9. One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate.
- 10. is the strength of an earthquake.
- 12. Type of boundary where plates slide against each other.