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Earthquake

Vocabulary

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earthquakeA shaking of the ground
sphereA round object like a ball or globe
mantlePart of the interior of a planet that lies beneath the crust and above the central core
gelA thick substance that is like jelly
seismographAn instrument that shows or records when and where an earthquake occurs and how strong it is
tsunamiGreat sea wave produce by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption
faultsFracture in the crust of a planet accompanied by a displacement of one side with respect to the other
pressureThe force of one thing pressing on another thing that is touching it
severe destructionTo ruin the structure or condition of to a great degree
alteredTo make different, change
substantialLarge or considerable in amount
unpredictableNot behaving in a way that is expected
availableReady to serve or be used
flexibleCapable of being bent without breaking
collapseTo fall down, cave in
surviveTo live through
platesLarge movablesegments into which the earth's litosphere is divided according to the theory of plate tectonic
magnitudeCondition of being great in size or extend
unpreparedNot prepared; not ready
debrisThe remains of something broken down or destroyed


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