Across
- 1. An area of rock bent as a result of stress.
- 2. A Mountain or hill, typically conical that contains a vent of lava.
- 4. A large movement of water as a result of an earthquake or tectonic activity.
- 5. A depression in the Earth's crust.
- 6. The theory that the layout of the earths continents changes.
- 8. A large mass of land risen from the crust as a result of tectonic activity.
- 9. The centre of the Earth.
- 10. The thick, dense layer of earth between The Earth's core and crust
- 11. Geology/ the study of the earths physical history.
- 13. The process of tectonic plates moving apart.
- 14. Large moveable sections of the lithosphere.
- 15. The deformation of the lithosphere.
- 16. Interaction between two or more plates resulting in a plate to get pushed/pulled down.
- 18. A Split between two bodies.
Down
- 1. An area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress.
- 3. A depression in the oceans floor caused when two plates converge causing one plate to get pushed downwards.
- 6. The process of two or more tectonic plates moving toward each other.
- 7. Sublayers of the earths crust that move, collide and cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
- 12. The study of tectonism
- 17. The outer layer of earth.