Earthquake Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• earthquake : shaking of earth's crust caused by releasing of energy
• focus : point deep in earth at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake
• volcano : eruption of this may also cause an earthquake
• secondary waves : cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling
• love waves : move from side to side along surface
• primary waves : squeeze and stretch rock materials as they pass through earth (like an accordian)
• epicenter : point on earth's surface directly above the focus. (where eq originates on the surface)
• fault : break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred
• strain : this builds up along faults or near boundaries between lithospheric plates and is the main cause of earthquakes
• raleigh waves : move in elliptical patterns along the surface
• surface waves : waves that travel along earth's surface
• body waves : waves that travel from the focus of an earthquake through earth