Across
- 3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- 6. a horseshoe-shaped region around the Pacific Ocean that experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
- 7. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
- 11. any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks
- 14. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
- 15. Boundary- The location where two plates meet
- 16. coming closer together
- 18. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- 19. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this
- 20. the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
Down
- 1. an island of volcanic origin
- 2. oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
- 4. form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
- 5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- 8. a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed.
- 9. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
- 10. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- 12. -a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- 13. a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
- 17. a special class of mountains. A volcano is a vent or opening through which magma, ash, gases, and water vapor are ejected out
