Crossword - Causes of the Tsunami
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2. The word tsunami was coined from the _______ word “津波 “, translating to "harbor wave" in English. 5. ___________ plate boundaries occur when two plates move away from each other. 8. The earth was actually made up of a huge continent called ______, which broke up into smaller continents to form the continents of today. 9. Large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at _________ boundaries
1. After a while, the rocks break and jerk free into new positions along a_______ line because of all the pressure that's built up. 3. At the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean, denser oceanic plates slip under the less dense continental plates in a process known as __________. 4. __________drift is the movement of continents over the Earth's surface. 6. The December 26 2004 tsunami disaster is an example of a tsunami which was triggered by an__________. 7. An earthquake is defined to be the sudden release of energy in the form of _______ waves in the earths crust or upper mantle.
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