Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzle

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Seismic Wave: A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
Aa Lava: The slow moving-moving lava that hardens to form rough chunks.
Tectonic Plates: Massive rock made of Earth's lithosphere that move float and drift.
Volcanic Neck: A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
Outer Core: Fluid layer that is above Earth's inner core and below the mantle.
Lithosphere: Rigid outer part of the Earth, which is the crust and upper mantle.
Crust: The outer layer of the Earth.
Epicenter: The point on Earth’s crust directly above an earthquake’s focus.
Seismograph: A device that records ground movement caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth.
Inner Core: Inner most part of the Earth believed to be a solid ball.
Tsunami: A massive wave caused by an earthquake.
Mantle: In-between the Earth's crust and core.
Volcano: A cone shaped mountain which lava and ash flow during eruption.
Transform Boundary: When two tectonic plates slip or slide past each other.
Earthquake: A sudden shake of the ground caused by the shifting of tectonic plates.
Pahoehoe Lava: The hot fast-moving lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils.
Pangaea: A super continent that existed 300 million years ago.
Magma: Hot fluid below Earth’s crust where lava is formed.

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seismic wave: a vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
aa lava: the slow moving-moving lava that hardens to form rough chunks.
tectonic plates: massive rock made of earth's lithosphere that move float and drift.
volcanic neck: a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
outer core: fluid layer that is above earth's inner core and below the mantle.
lithosphere: rigid outer part of the earth, which is the crust and upper mantle.
crust: the outer layer of the earth.
epicenter: the point on earth’s crust directly above an earthquake’s focus.
seismograph: a device that records ground movement caused by seismic waves as they move through the earth.
inner core: inner most part of the earth believed to be a solid ball.
tsunami: a massive wave caused by an earthquake.
mantle: in-between the earth's crust and core.
volcano: a cone shaped mountain which lava and ash flow during eruption.
transform boundary: when two tectonic plates slip or slide past each other.
earthquake: a sudden shake of the ground caused by the shifting of tectonic plates.
pahoehoe lava: the hot fast-moving lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils.
pangaea: a super continent that existed 300 million years ago.
magma: hot fluid below earth’s crust where lava is formed.