Geology terms Crossword

A force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume
Stress that stretches rocks so that they become thinner in the middle
Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
Stress that pushes masses of rocks in opposite directions in a sideways movement
Shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earths surface
The point beneath the earths surface where the rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
Type of seismic wave that moves the ground and down or side to side
Type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
Type of seismic waves that forms when P and S waves reach earths surface
Weak spot in the crust where the magma has come to the surface
The molten mix of rock forming substances gases and water from mantle
Liquid magma that reaches the surface also the rock formed when liquid lava hardensl
Major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above
Colliding
Dividing
Sliding
The thinnest layer of the Earth that surrounds the Earth
A crack in the Earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Action or process of changing in shape or distorting, especially through the application of pressure