Earthquakes and Volcanoes Crossword

Causes particles in the ground to move up and down, similar to ocean waves
Scientist who studies earthquakes
Measures and records ground motion and the distance and direction seismic waves travel
Graphical illustration of seismic waves
travels as vibrations on and in Earth
Causes particles in the ground to move side to side and up and down at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
Fastest-moving type of seismic wave; causes particles in the ground to move in a push and pull motion
where Earth's lithospheric plates move and interact with each other
Earth's interior below the crust and above the core
location where rocks first move along a fault and seismic waves originate
a break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves towards, away from, and past another
location directly above the focus of an earthquake
causes vibrations in the ground that results from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere
tending to move towards one point or approaching each other
small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava
large, steep-sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lavas along convergent plate boundaries
to cause to disperse or disappear
volcano that is not associated with a plate boundary
molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface
molten rock below Earth's surface
large volcano with gentle slopes of basaltic lava; located along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hot spots
liquid's ability to flow
tiny particles of pulverized rock and glass
vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows