Plate Tectonics Crossword

The study of earthquakes
The central part of the earth below the mantle
The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
The solid, out layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
The theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes starting point, or focus
The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
A vent of fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
A large circular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink
An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
The bending of rock layers due to stress
The rising regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
The sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations