Theme 1 earthquake terror vocabulary flash cards
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Key VocabularyKey VocabularyHoughton Mifflin ReadingHoughton Mifflin ReadingTheme 1 – Nature’s FuryTheme 1 – Nature’s Fury
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:There was much There was much debrisdebris after the after the
earthquake.earthquake.
Definition:Definition:n.n. The remains of The remains of something broken something broken
or destroyedor destroyed
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:The The devastationdevastation caused caused
by the earthquake by the earthquake would cost millions of would cost millions of
dollars to repair.dollars to repair.
Definition:Definition:n. n. Destruction or Destruction or
ruinruin
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:An earthquake An earthquake typically occurs typically occurs
near a near a faultfault..
Definition:Definition:n.n. A break in a A break in a
rock mass caused rock mass caused by a shifting of the by a shifting of the
earth’s crustearth’s crust
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:The The impactimpact of the of the two cars colliding two cars colliding
made a loud, made a loud, crashing sound.crashing sound.
Definition:Definition:n. n. The striking of The striking of one object against one object against
anotheranother
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:The The joltjolt from the from the person next to me person next to me caused me to drop caused me to drop
my books.my books.
Definition:Definition:n. n. A sudden jerk A sudden jerk
or bumpor bump
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:The earthquake The earthquake
caused the ground caused the ground to to shuddershudder under under
our feet.our feet.
Definition:Definition:v.v. To suddenly To suddenly
shake, vibrate, or shake, vibrate, or quiverquiver
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:California is California is
susceptiblesusceptible to to earthquakes because earthquakes because
of its many faults.of its many faults.
Definition:Definition:adj.adj. Easily affectedEasily affected
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:The The undulatingundulating ground made it ground made it
difficult to stand.difficult to stand.
Definition:Definition:adj. adj. Moving in Moving in waves or with a waves or with a smooth, wavy smooth, wavy
motionmotion
Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:The mountain range The mountain range
was created by a was created by a great great upheavalupheaval..
Definition:Definition:n.n. A lifting or A lifting or
upward movement upward movement of the earth’s crustof the earth’s crust