Plate Tectonics Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Molten rock which originated within the earth
  2. 5. The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes
  3. 6. The outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide
  4. 9. The breaking up of a fault line along its length into several smaller faults.
  5. 10. The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth
Down
  1. 1. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  2. 2. the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point
  3. 4. Solid, rocky, outer part of the Earth, ~100 km thick comprising the crust and the solid portion of the mantle
  4. 7. Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed
  5. 8. The layer in Earth’s interior between the crust and the metallic core