| A | B |
| magnitude | greatness of size or amount |
| aftershocks | a small earthquake or tremor that follows a major earthquake. |
| state of emergency | a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures in order to regain control |
| humanitarian | pertaining to the saving of human lives or to the alleviation of suffering |
| trickle | a small, slow, or irregular quantity of anything coming, going, or proceeding |
| Ring of Fire | the linear zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides in general with the margins of the Pacific Plate |
| submarine | something situated or living under the surface of the sea, as a plant or animal |
| publicly held company | A company that has held an initial public offering and whose shares are traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market |
| party lines | the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, usually followed by the members without deviation |
| correlation | mutual relation of two or more things, parts |