Tectonics Glossary 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: iconicshrobCreated on: 07-04-22 20:27 23857104916 Across 1. a mixture of dense hot rock, lava, ash and gases ejected from a volcano, which move very quickly across the Earth’s surface (11, 5) 5. masses of rock, mud and water that travel quickly down the sides of a volcano (6) 6. a non-profit organisation created by private organisations or people with no participation or representation by any government (3) 9. the point inside the Earth’s crust from which the pressure is released when an earthquake occurs (5) Down 2. when energy released during an earthquake causes the Earth’s crust to crack (7, 10) 3. the increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities as opposed to the countryside (12) 4. shows how a country or region might respond after a hazard event, also called the hazard response curve (4, 5) 7. small particles of rock and volcanic glass that land after a volcanic eruption has blasted them into the air (3, 5) 8. when the violent shaking during an earthquake causes surface rocks to lose strength and become more liquid than solid (12) 10. underwater mountain ranges, formed when hot magma is forced up from the asthenosphere and hardens, creating new oceanic crust (3, 5, 6)
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