Module 4: "Earthquake"

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  1. wave
    a ridge that moves across the surface of a liquid
    Thousands of earthquakes occur on our planet each year. The largest cause deadly damage. They crumple buildings and bridges. They set off massive landslides. Some also spark devastating waves called tsunamis.
  2. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
    Thousands of earthquakes occur on our planet each year. The largest cause deadly damage. They crumple buildings and bridges. They set off massive landslides. Some also spark devastating waves called tsunamis.
  3. plate
    a rigid layer of the Earth's crust
    There, heated rocky material is flexible. It moves slowly and steadily. Near Earth's surface the rocky material cools. The crust of Earth is formed of plates made of this material.
  4. interior
    the region that is inside of something
    The slow movement of material deep in the interior builds up.
  5. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
    The slow movements create large pressures.
  6. result
    come about or follow as a consequence
    During this violent fracture, some rock dives into Earth's interior. Other rock thrusts upward. This results in an earthquake.
  7. fault
    a crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement
    Often a break in Earth's surface occurs at a fault. A fault is a break where two blocks of rock have moved past each other previously.
  8. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
    The movement of Earth releases a huge amount of energy. Some of it takes the form of shock waves called seismic waves.
  9. energy
    the capacity of a physical system to do work
    The movement of Earth releases a huge amount of energy.
  10. radiate
    extend or spread outward from a center or focus
    These shocks radiate out from the center of the quake.
Created on Thu Oct 01 13:38:26 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Oct 06 13:04:50 EDT 2020)

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