Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 2. one plate slides under another plate
  2. 3. the outermost layer of Earth
  3. 6. two plates move apart from each other
  4. 7. dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  5. 8. any instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
  6. 10. seismic waves that move in a back and forth/push-pull motion
  7. 14. supercontinent from 225 years ago, made up of all continents
  8. 15. the thick shell of dense, rocky matter that surrounds Earth's core
  9. 16. seismic waves that move in a side-to-side motion
  10. 17. the point on Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  11. 18. the border between two tectonic plates
  12. 19. a slow flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  13. 20. a huge ocean wave caused by a sudden shift on the ocean floor
Down
  1. 1. the point of origin of an earthquake
  2. 4. two plates slide past each other
  3. 5. A 1-10 scale that indicates the intensity of an earthquake
  4. 9. melted rock under the surface of Earth
  5. 11. theory that explains the causes of global seismic and volcanic activity
  6. 12. melted rock on the surface of Earth
  7. 13. shaking of Earth's surface due to a release of energy in the crust