WED Crossword lab

2. point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
5. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
9. the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
13. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
18. the strength of an earthquake
19. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water

1. the process of rock breaking apart.
3. natural land shape or feature.
4. the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
6. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
7. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
8. Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
10. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
11. Scale- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
12. the thin outer layer of Earth
14. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
15. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
16. very small pieces of rock
17. a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side