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Natural Disaster Vocabulary

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nuclear power plantswhere electricity is produced through fission
tsunamipowerful ocean waves created through earthquakes (etc)
magnitudeamount of energy released during an earthquake
delugea massive amount of water; to flood
contaminatedto make unclean and harmful
reactorsplace where heat is made in a power plant
aftershockssmall earthquakes that come after a large one
harbora place where ships are moored
accompaniedto go with
approximatelyabout; around; estimate
lacknot having what is needed
debrisruins and rubble
displaceto move or push out of place
harmful bacteriaa tiny organism that can make you sick
faulta crack in the earth's crust where 2 plates meet
unsanitaryunhealthy; dirty
recedeto move away
generateto make
rifta fissure in the earth's crust
fissurea rift in the earth's crust



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