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26 Cards in this Set
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Magnitude |
A great size/extent |
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Epicentre |
Energy waves reach first to surface |
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Focus |
Due to high energy ,tension inside earth increases |
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Disastrous |
Sudden great damage |
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Tremors |
Vibration |
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Radian |
Arranged like rays |
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Magma |
Molten material inside the crust |
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Lava |
When this material comes out & starts flowing |
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Velocity |
The speed of something in a given direction |
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Instability |
The state of being unstable |
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Compression |
Pressed together. |
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Fault |
An extended break in a rock formation. |
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Tension |
A strained state or condition resulting from forces acting in opposition to each other |
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Subside |
Go down to a lower or the normal level. |
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Epicentre |
The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. |
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Fracture |
The cracking or breaking of a hard object or material |
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Accumulations |
Collecting |
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Inflammable |
A substance which is easily set on fire. |
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Archipelasord |
An extensive group of islands. |
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Endogenitic |
Formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth |
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seismic |
vibration of the earth |
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complexity |
the quality of state of being complex. |
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acquainted |
having personal knowledge of something |
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Avalanches |
a large mass of ice, snow, rock or other material in swift motion down a mountain side. |
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Calamities |
disaster |
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eruption |
an act, process of breaking |
