Across
- 1. Where two plates meet
- 7. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- 8. Area of common earthquakes
- 10. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
- 11. A super continent
- 12. the frequency, kind, and magnitude of earthquakes experienced during a given period.
- 13. Planar Fracture
- 14. a permanent layer of ice covering an extensive tract of land, especially a polar region.
Down
- 2. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
- 3. There are 7 of these around the world
- 4. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- 5. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- 6. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- 9. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.