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Earthquakes
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the shaking of Earth's crust caused by undergrounds vibrations |
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Faults
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cracks in the Earth's crust along which movements occurs
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landslides
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moving masses of soil and rock that flow slopes
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Magna
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melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's surface |
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mudslide
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a dirt- and debris-filled flood of water |
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Plates |
large sheets of rock that make up Earth's crust |
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Richter scale |
the scale that measures the strength of earthquakes |
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Tsunamis |
enormous ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, landslides, or volcanoes |
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Volcanoes |
places on Earth's surface where gases, ash, and lava spew onto the surface |
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