Earthquake and Volcano (Natural Disasters) Glossary

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J M G A V E V J D O F N O E S X R A P E I
R A T A R L D S W I D C N L M V G O E G H
I E A I S M P A S P O S A U G B A Y D H A
C L O S S A E F F W T U C R E E E T B T N
H A E S N I P W A S R B L W O A I B X Y Y
T C T R I G Q L M S A D O C S F P E S A P
E S A Y A O Q D L H N U V A Y Q E T C D G
R I L B T B R L I I S C E L N H P N Y U X
S L P N N J A E C E F T T Q C Q L D L C P
C L C C U E P K H L O I I Q L G K X K U K
A A I V O C F A B D R O S S I R U G B J X
L C N Q M K H U O V M N O H N Y O W N P U
E R O Y D P H Q B O B Z P Y E G C G E X H
Q E T W L G X H H L O O M R S O K S J G L
N M C D O B J T L C U N O I H D G Q D O D
N E E D F J J R F A N E C L D J X M I P Y
E H T H F H P A T N D V E B G D B P R M N
A T H P H A A E L O A O R B J D T N N M G
I E O E P S C N K R R I S P N V C C J S O
W F B D F X K L R Y Y X U W T K B F G V E
D O W T J E C B D D R B M C A D K Y B L R

Clues

  • a depression between two plates (12)
  • a gentle sided volcano with a wide base made up of basic lava (6, 7)
  • a shaking of the earths crust (10)
  • huge section of the earths crust (8, 5)
  • measures the strength of an earthquake (7, 5)
  • mountains formed by the earths movement (4, 9)
  • plates move alongside each other (9, 8)
  • steep sided cone with layers of ash and lava (9, 7)
  • the intensity of an earthquake (3, 8, 5)
  • where a plate sinks and slides under another plate (10, 4)

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