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TECTONIC WORD POWER

Introduction

Try to use the language of geologists and help others understand the technical terms related to earth
science. There is power in knowing the right words and understanding their meanings.

In this activity, you will solve a crossword puzzle on the layers of the Earth and plate tectonics.

Objective

Familiarize oneself with the terminologies on plate tectonics

Materials

Pencil

Eraser

Pen

Procedure

1. Answer the crossword puzzle in the activity sheet. Initially use pencil in answering. If your answers are
complete and final, rewrite the answers legibly with pen.

2. As a class activity, act out each word and let the others guess the word.
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TECTONIC WORD POWER


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ACROSS

1 The subducted tectonic plate beneath the Ring of Fire


3 Fastest type of surface waves
5 Point of the Earth’s crust directly above an
earthquake’s hypocenter
9 Fracture f the Earth’s crust
10 Type of force that squeezes rocks together
11 Layer between the crust and the core
13 Rigid layer of the Earth; composed of crust and
uppermost mantle
16 A block of rocks that comprise the crust
18 Theory by Alfred Wegener, which states that continents
have moved slowly to their current locations
20 Boundary at which two plates slide past each other
24 Large ocean wave that may result from underwater
earthquakes
25 Bending of rock layers to make mountains
26 German geophysicist who initiated the study of tectonic
plates; surname only

DOWN

1 Large landmass, also known as supercontinents


2 An opening on the Earth’s surface through which volcanic
materials, such as magma, are released
4 The point within the Earth where seismic energy is first
released
6 Outermost layer of the Earth
7 Boundary at which two plates move away from each other
8 Solid, dense core of the Earth
12 Layer of the Earth that can deform because of the heart
from magma
14 A scientist who studies earthquakes and maps the Earth’s
internal structure
15 Bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano
17 Boundary between two colliding plates
19 A type of force that pulls rocks apart
21 A process where a dense tectonic plate sinks underneath
a light one
22 Liquid core of the Earth
23 Measure of the energy released by an earthquake

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