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VOCABULARY UNIT 2 LESSON 2. EARTHQUAKES. destroy. it is a VERB To tear down or break up Synonym: damage Antonym: create Example: Earthquakes and hurricanes destroy houses. break. it is a VERB To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently Synonym: demolish
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VOCABULARY UNIT 2 LESSON 2 EARTHQUAKES
destroy • it is a VERB • To tear down or break up • Synonym: damage • Antonym: create Example: Earthquakes and hurricanes destroy houses.
break • it is a VERB • To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently • Synonym: demolish • Antonym: to fix or repair Example: She accidentally dropped the mirror and it broke.
move • it is a VERB • To change in position from one point to another • Synonym: shift • Antonym: stay put Example: The winds move in different directions.
push down • it is a VERB • cause to come or go down • Synonym: drop or fall • Antonym: lift up or raise Example: The girl pushed the button down to stop the machine.
crumble • it is a VERB • To break into small fragments or particles. • Synonym: grind or fall apart • Antonym: build Example: Earthquakes cause buildings to crumble.
lift • it is a VERB • To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position • Synonym: raise • Antonym: push down Example: The mechanic lifted the car off the floor with a machine.
crust • it is a NOUN • The exterior portion of the earth • Synonym: coating or layer Example: The top layer is the Earth’s crust.
dangerous • it is an ADJECTIVE • Being able or likely to do harm. • Synonym: harmful • Antonym: safe Example: It is dangerous to be outside during a hurricane.
directions • it is a NOUN • The line or course along which a person or thing moves. Example: The direction in which the storm is headed is east.
powerful • it is an ADJECTIVE • Having or capable of exerting power • Synonym: strong • Antonym: weak Example: The wind is so powerful it blows anything away.
crustal plates • it is a NOUN • a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly Example: When the crustal plates move, there are earthquakes.
fault • it is a NOUN • cracks in the Earth's crust that are the result of movement within the crust Example: The San Andreas Fault is located in California.
seismograph • it is a NOUN • An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an earthquake Example: Seismographs are used to determine the strength of earthquakes.