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Richter scale
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a scale that rates the earthquake intensity
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rupture
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to break open or burst
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epicenter |
the point of focus of the earthquake |
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tsunami |
a huge ocean wave caused by earthquake or volcanic eruption |
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backwash |
a backward flow of water |
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mahout |
keeper and driver of an elephant |
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gauge |
to measure, judge or estimate |
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aboriginal |
having lived in an area from the beginning |
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traumatize |
to upset or shock someone |
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aquifer |
underground water |
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atolls |
ring like coral islands and reefs that nearly or entirely encloses a body of water |
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antibiotic |
medicine
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guerrilla |
irregulary military |
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degradation |
damage done to something in nature by weather or water |
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seismic stations |
places with censors to measure earthquakes |
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magnitude |
a measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake |
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auto- |
self, same |
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geo- |
earth |
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-phone |
sound, voice |
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-ism |
an action or characteristic |
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feat |
an act of great courage, skill or imagination |
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wary |
on guard; cautious |
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virtually |
practically; nearly |
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-ize
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to cause to be or to become |
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Irony
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a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
