Earthquake and Volcano Crossward puzzle Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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what is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust
what is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving
what is a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph
what is the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
what is hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this
what is hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling
what is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again
what is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years
what is that spot in the Earth’s crust where gases, molten rock, lava and rocks erupt
what forms when magma rises into the gap between diverging plates
what is a volcanic area that lies above a rising plume of hot magma within the Earth
what is a measure of the size of the seismic waves generated by an earthquake
The lava produced is low in silica and usually has relatively little gas therefore the eruptions are
is a volcanic eruption of the most violent type
what is a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake
what is a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earths crust
what is a broad domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava
what is a conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash
what is a steep conical hill of volcanic fragments which accumulate around and downwind from a volcanic vent
what is another name for a composite volcano

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