Across
- 4. the 2nd layer of the earth. the layer right under the crust
- 7. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- 9. Break apart or separate through faulting
- 12. Another word for a flood
- 13. The point where an earthquake starts
- 14. An instrument that measures the vibrations of an earthquake
- 16. specific type of very deep, long depression on the seafloor
- 17. Land that lies under oceans
- 18. Ground level molten rock;overground magma
- 19. the 3rd layer of the earth surrounding the inner core
- 20. Any long, deep depression
- 23. The 1 big supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago
- 24. a type of convergent plate boundary where two continental tectonic plates smash into each other, crumpling, folding, and pushing upwards to form major mountain ranges
- 27. where two tectonic plates pull apart, allowing magma from the Earth's mantle to rise and create new crust
- 28. the edge where two of Earth's massive tectonic plates meet
Down
- 1. the 4th and last layer of the earth. Is the hottest and shaped like a ball
- 2. the crust and the uppermost solid part of the mantle
- 3. Imaginary vertical line that runs around the earth from east to west
- 5. The tool used for measuring earthquakes with an intensity of 1-10
- 6. area on Earth over a mantle plume or an area under the crust
- 8. A weak layer of the earth in the upper mantle
- 10. Pulses of energy released when massive rock plates suddenly shift.
- 11. where two tectonic plates move towards each other, colliding and causing intense geological activity like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building
- 15. Straight path or line used in science.
- 21. The Earth's surface that is directly above the focus
- 22. Imaginary horizontal line that runs around the earth from north to south
- 25. Meeting point where 2 tectonic plates interact
- 26. underground molten rock.