Volcanos and Tectonics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• magma: molten rock beneath the earth’s surface.
• lava: magma that reaches the earth’s surface.
• crust: the outermost layer of the earth.
• mantle: the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
• core: the central part of the earth below the mantle.
• plate: a large, rigid piece of the earth’s lithosphere.
• fault: a fracture in the earth’s crust where movement has occurred.
• epicentre: the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
• seismograph: an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes.
• subduction: the process by which one tectonic plate moves under another.
• rift: a crack or split in the earth’s crust.
• volcano: an opening in the earth’s crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
• eruption: the release of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano.
• tsunami: a large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
• hotspot: a location where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust.