Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 3. large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor
  2. 9. a bowl-shaped depression produced by the impact of a meteorite, volcanic activity, or an explosion
  3. 11. a volcano formed entirely from accumulated flows of fluid lava, growing a few feet at a time
  4. 12. vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar energetic source and propagated within the Earth or along its surface.
  5. 13. flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
  6. 14. the force per unit area that is placed on a rock
  7. 16. A volcano is defined as an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
Down
  1. 1. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  2. 2. a volcano that can still erupt.
  3. 4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  4. 5. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
  5. 6. When magma flows onto Earth's surface
  6. 7. any process that affects the shape, size, or volume of an area of the Earth's crust
  7. 8. mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes
  8. 10. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface.
  9. 15. undulations or bends or curvatures developed in the rocks of the crust as a result of stresses