Across
- 3. Fine powdery material ejected from volcanoes.
- 7. The process where one tectonic plate sinks under another.
- 9. Natural hot spring that shoots water and steam, common in Rotorua.
- 10. Chain of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean.
- 12. The thick middle layer of the Earth beneath the crust.
- 13. The huge slabs of Earth’s crust that move and cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
- 15. Māori word for land or earth.
- 17. Vibrations that travel through the Earth during earthquakes.
- 18. Rock that flows onto Earth’s surface during an eruption.
- 19. Molten rock stored beneath the surface.
Down
- 1. Giant cracks in the Earth’s surface where earthquakes occur.
- 2. Māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes.
- 4. Large volcanic lake in NZ, site of one of the world’s biggest eruptions.
- 5. Layer at the Earth’s centre made of iron and nickel.
- 6. Huge supercontinent that broke apart millions of years ago.
- 8. Movements of tectonic plates over time, shifting continents.
- 10. Explosive mountain in NZ’s central plateau, still active today.
- 11. Solid outer layer of the Earth where we live.
- 14. Māori word for fire, often linked with volcanic eruptions.
- 16. Large offshore trench east of NZ formed by subduction.