Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
"The Origin of Coninents and Oceans"
Exists beneath the lithosphere
An example of this type is the San Andreas Fault
When a rock "springs back"
The place within Earth where earthquake waves originate
Point on the surface, directly above the focus
A measure of the degree of earthquake shaking at a given locale based on the amount of damage
Based on the amplitude of the largest seismic wave
Thin, rocky outer layer
Upper crust composed of granitic rocks
Basaltic composition
Below crust to a depth of 2,900 km
Crust and uppermost mantle (Cold, rigid, solid)
Lower mantle- more rigid
Liquid layer
Behaves like a solid
Slowest velocity of all waves
P waves, push pull... includes solids, liquids, and gases
Absence of P waves
What earthquakes are preceded by
