Earthquake Vocabulary Terms Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 12 clues. Answers range from 5 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers
Wave that travels around the earth's surface and is usually the third conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
Type of elastic wave, and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves
Point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus
Smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake
Wave moves as a shear or transverse wave
Shaking of the surface of the Earth
Discontinuity in a volume of rock
Number to quantify the size of an earthquake
Where one plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity
Tidal wave
City in Japan where a 8.25 earthquake happen on Sept 1st 1923
