Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (5)
  2. 5. A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption (7)
  3. 6. The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen (9)
  4. 11. Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust (8)
  5. 13. United States baseball player (6)
  6. 14. Emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good (12)
  7. 15. The bodily process of discharging waste matter (10)

Down

  1. 1. A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen (7)
  2. 2. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola (5)
  3. 4. A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (8)
  4. 7. Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread (5)
  5. 8. To give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause (11)
  6. 9. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake (9)
  7. 10. Molten rock in the earth's crust (5)
  8. 12. Causing ___ or much damage (11)