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- 5. "Ring of Fire" with many volcanoes and earthquakes.
- 6. Plates moving away from each other.
- 7. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
- 8. Water falling from atmosphere
- 9. Region of seismic/volcanic activity in continental interiors.
- 10. Lowest part of a volcano's structure.
- 12. The half of Earth with the most land.
- 13. Lowest sea level.
- 15. Water vapor changing back to liquid.
- 17. Strongest tides when Earth, Moon, Sun align.
- 19. Explains largescale movement of Earth's lithosphere.
- 20. Period of no current between flood and ebb tides.
- 21. Dangerous pyroclastic flows.
- 23. Study of mountains.
- 25. Inclined side of a volcano.
- 27. Plates sliding past each other horizontally.
- 28. Thin, dense crust under oceans.
- 29. Natural movement of air.
- 31. Highest sea level.
- 32. Molten rock on Earth's surface.
- 34. Calm center of a tropical cyclone.
- 35. Rise and fall of sea levels due to Moon/Sun gravity.
- 36. Strong, narrow current flowing out to sea.
- 37. Crack in Earth's surface for magma eruption.
- 40. Amount of water vapor in the air.
- 41. Two continental plates colliding, forming mountains.
- 44. Small, steep volcano from loose cinders.
- 45. Series of connected mountains.
- 47. Large sections of Earth's crust moving.
- 48. Plates moving towards each other.
- 49. MidAtlantic Ridge, where new ocean crust forms.
- 51. Thick, less dense crust forming continents.
- 52. Mildly explosive, intermittent bursts of lava.
- 53. Release of volcanic material from a volcano.
- 54. Moderately explosive with dense ash clouds.
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- 1. Vents in Earth's crust erupting molten rock, ash, gases.
- 3. Steam explosion from magma heating water.
- 4. Earth's outermost solid layer.
- 8. Most powerful, explosive eruption with high ash columns.
- 11. Deflection of moving objects due to Earth's rotation.
- 14. Falling water level between high and low tide.
- 16. Bowlshaped depression at volcano's top.
- 18. Primary opening for volcanic material.
- 22. Underground reservoir of molten rock.
- 24. Gentle, effusive lava flows.
- 26. Natural features of Earth's surface.
- 30. Weakest tides when Moon/Sun are at right angles.
- 33. Large, conical volcano from layers of lava/ash; explosive.
- 38. Broad, gently sloping volcano from fluid lava.
- 39. Water changing from liquid to gas.
- 42. Intense thunderstorms surrounding a storm's eye.
- 43. Winds flowing towards a central area.
- 46. Difference between high and low tide levels.
- 50. Highest point of a volcano.