Across
- 1. the dropping of rock by wind or moving water
- 6. the boundary between tectonic plates colliding
- 8. magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- 10. the boundary between tectonic plates moving AWAY
- 12. the process of rock breaking apart
- 14. natural land shape or feature
- 17. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- 19. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground
- 20. a break in the Earth’s crust
- 21. scientist that studies earthquakes
Down
- 2. moving weathered rock from one place to another
- 3. the point directly above the focus of an earthquake
- 4. the boundary between tectonic plates sliding horizontally
- 5. Earth’s center (Metallic)
- 6. the thin outer layer of Earth
- 7. is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano
- 9. very small pieces of rock
- 11. the strength of an earthquake
- 13. a shaking of Earth’s surface
- 15. the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- 16. the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates
- 18. scientist that studies volcanoes