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Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Hard · 15×15 · 19 words
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  1. 5. A rising column of heat from the deep
  2. 7. Whose mistake is this crack in the crust?
  3. 11. A deadly river that prefers mud to water
  4. 14. The earth's personal lie detector test
  5. 17. A geometric shape that breathes fire
  6. 18. The sand-like ingredient that makes lava thick
  7. 19. A brief shudder before the big break

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  1. 1. The mountain's chimney for letting off steam
  2. 2. Rock formed from ash that sounds quite resilient
  3. 3. Airborne fallout from a mountain's sneeze
  4. 4. A sunken block caught between two faults
  5. 6. Underground melting point before it finds an exit
  6. 8. Solid ground's quick change into a muddy cocktail
  7. 9. Connecting points of equal shakes
  8. 10. Hot-headed debris known for high-speed chases
  9. 12. The true origin story beneath the surface
  10. 13. A broad protector made of hardened flows
  11. 15. High-silica rock that sticks to its guns
  12. 16. Cinders that are full of holes

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Medium · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. The typical geometric shape of a volcanic peak
  2. 5. Pulverized rock and glass blasted into the air
  3. 8. Dark igneous rock common in oceanic crust
  4. 9. The point on the surface directly above a rupture
  5. 12. A harbor wave often triggered by undersea displacement
  6. 13. A long, narrow opening or crack in the ground

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  1. 2. Volcanic glass with sharp edges
  2. 3. The opening through which gas and rock escape
  3. 4. What the ground does during a seismic event
  4. 6. The total energy released during an earthquake
  5. 7. A slight shudder of the ground
  6. 10. Red-hot flow once it leaves the vent
  7. 11. The circular path of fire around the Pacific Ocean

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Easy · 7×7 · 8 words
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  1. 2. Being out of danger during a natural disaster
  2. 5. To move back and forth quickly during an earthquake
  3. 7. Hot liquid rock that flows out of a volcano
  4. 8. Tiny particles that float in the air after a blast

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  1. 1. The hard outer layer of the Earth
  2. 3. Burning heat often seen during a volcanic event
  3. 4. A crack in the earth where rocks move past each other
  4. 6. Vapor that is released during an eruption
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