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37 Cards in this Set
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an extremely terrible event |
catastrophe |
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terrible damage or harm |
destruction |
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moving people from a place to protect them from danger |
evacuation |
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to examine something carefully |
analyze |
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to fall down suddenly |
collapsed |
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a result or an effect |
consequence |
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to check on something for a period of time |
monitor |
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to notice |
observe |
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diagram |
is a drawing that shows what something looks like, how it's made, or how it works. |
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cause |
is the reason something happens |
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effect |
is the result |
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to find the cause... |
ask, "Why did it happen?" |
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to find the effect... |
ask, "What happened as a result?" |
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Signal Words for cause and effect |
because, so, and therefore |
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Context Clues |
help determine meaning of unfamiliar word.
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toppled |
made something fall |
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monstrous |
horrible or frightening |
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methods |
ways of doing something |
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inevitable |
certain to happen |
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sea level |
level of the surface of the ocean |
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extensive |
spreading over a wide area |
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vulnerable |
likely to be hurt or damaged |
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geologist |
a scientist that studies soil or rock |
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decades |
periods of 10 years |
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recurring |
happening again |
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tremors |
shaking or trembling movements |
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ruptured |
broke open or burst |
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severe |
violent |
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calamity |
a terrible disaster |
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sesmologist |
a scientist who studies earthquakes |
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anticipated |
expected something to happen |
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registered |
shown on a scale or other device |
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vertical |
upright, or straight up and down |
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displaced |
to take the place of something |
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detected |
noticed something |
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plowed |
worked hard to get through |
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maneuvering |
moving carefully |
