Across
- 2. Small particles of rock released during a volcanic eruption
- 3. A crack in the Earth’s crust where movement occurs
- 7. Caribbean country hit by a devastating earthquake in 2010
- 9. Observing volcano or earthquake activity over time
- 10. Relating to earthquakes or vibrations in the Earth
- 14. The release of lava, ash and gases from a volcano
- 16. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by plate movement
- 17. A plate boundary where plates move towards each other
- 20. The point underground where an earthquake begins
- 21. A smaller earthquake after the main earthquake
- 22. Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface
- 23. A plate boundary where plates move apart
- 24. A forecast about when a volcanic eruption may happen
- 27. A large section of the Earth’s crust
- 28. The place where two tectonic plates meet
- 29. Volcano in the Philippines that erupted in 1991
- 30. The semi-molten layer beneath the crust
- 31. An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes
- 32. A volcano that is currently erupting
Down
- 1. Molten rock that erupts onto the Earth’s surface
- 4. The study of the movement of Earth’s plates
- 5. A scale used to measure earthquake magnitude
- 6. A volcano that is not expected to erupt again
- 8. The centre of the Earth
- 11. The thin outer layer of the Earth
- 12. New Zealand city damaged by a major earthquake in 2011
- 13. Ground turning soft and unstable during an earthquake
- 15. A huge sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake
- 16. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake
- 18. A volcano that may erupt again
- 19. When one tectonic plate sinks beneath another
- 25. A plate boundary where plates slide past each other
- 26. The measured strength of an earthquake