Earthquake vocabulary Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 11 clues. Answers range from 5 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
are movements of the ground that are caused by a sudden release of energy
the location within Each along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point or focus.
is the energy that travels into the earth’s surface forming vibrations.
are waves that travel though the body of a medium.
are waves that travel along the surface of a body rather than through the middle.
are fastest seismic waves and always the first waves of an earthquake to be detected
are the second- fastest seismic waves arrive at detection sites after P waves.
instrument that detects and records vibrations caused by seismic shock waves.
massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle). Also called lithospheric
