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Earthquake |
The shaking of Earth's crust caused by underground vibrations |
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Fault |
Cracks in Earth's crust along which movements occur |
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Tsunami |
Enormous ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes landslides or volcanoes |
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Landslides |
Moving of masses of soil and rock that flow down slopes |
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Magma |
Melted liquid rock beneath Earth's surface |
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Mudslide |
A dirt and debris filled flood of water |
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Richter scale |
The scale that measures the strength of earthquakes |
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Tectonic plates |
Large sheets of rock and soil that make up Earth's crust |
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Volcanoes |
Places on the Earth's surface with gases ash and lava spew on to the surface |
