Tectonics - Gouri Rout

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Across
  1. 3. The point in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins
  2. 5. A fault where the compression of rocks forces the tectonic plate on one side of the fault to move up and over the other side
  3. 8. An alternative name for a composite volcano
  4. 9. Rocks formed from magma with a cool, glassy appearance
  5. 10. One of numerous ways to categorise the factors that affect the Earth
  6. 12. The process where weathered rocks are carried away from their source by wind, waves or rivers and dumped elsewhere
  7. 15. They travel through solids and liquids
  8. 16. A building technique where the building is lifted above the ground (by a spring etc.) to prevent earthquake damage
  9. 19. They travel only through solids, not through liquids
  10. 20. The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids
  11. 23. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
  12. 24. The sudden release of energy within the Earth's crust that causes shaking of the ground
  13. 25. A lithospheric structure where material inside the Earth erupts to the surface
Down
  1. 1. The process where the movement of tectonic plates and the compression of rocks can create faults, volcanic mountains as well as fold and lift the Earth's crust
  2. 2. A fault where two tectonic plates move horizontally past each other
  3. 4. A word that describes rocks changed through the heat and pressure of the Earth's crust
  4. 6. The breakdown and transportation of the Earth's surface caused by running water, rain and wind
  5. 7. A cycle vital for all other cycles existing in the biosphere
  6. 8. This type of volcano is prominent in Hawaii
  7. 11. A fast moving current of hot gas and rocks emitted from a volcano
  8. 13. A building technique where counterweights are used to balance shaking caused by an earthquake
  9. 14. A four-digit number that represents a certain rectangular area within a map
  10. 17. Limestone and sandstone are rocks formed from the compaction of __________ material
  11. 18. Dense, rocky material under the Earth's crust
  12. 21. The thickness of a liquid
  13. 22. A fault where two plates are pulled in opposite directions, with one side dropping down