Tectonics Glossary 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: iconicshrobCreated on: 07-04-22 20:27 75389210164 Across 1. a non-profit organisation created by private organisations or people with no participation or representation by any government (3) 4. seismic waves which are slower than P waves and only travel through solids, with a sideways motion. They do more damage than P waves (9, 5) 5. a heavy and sudden flood caused when the heat of a volcanic eruption melts the snow and ice in a glacier (12) 6. the point inside the Earth’s crust from which the pressure is released when an earthquake occurs (5) 10. masses of rock, mud and water that travel quickly down the sides of a volcano (6) Down 2. the increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities as opposed to the countryside (12) 3. a process by which local government regulates how land in a community may be used (4, 3, 6) 7. the study of past changes in the Earth’s magnetic field (14) 8. the fastest seismic waves and the ones which reach the surface first. They are high-frequency and pushing like balls in a line. They travel through both the mantle and core (7, 5) 9. the area where friction is created between colliding tectonic plates, resulting in intermediate and deep earthquakes (7, 4)
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