VOCABULARY UNIT 2 LESSON 2

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VOCABULARY UNIT 2 LESSON 2

• EARTHQUAKES

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destroy

• it is a VERB
• To tear down or break up
• Synonym damage
• Antonym create
• Example
• Earthquakes and hurricanes destroy houses.

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break

• it is a VERB
• To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or
  violently
• Synonym demolish
• Antonym to fix or repair
• Example
• She accidentally dropped the mirror and it broke.

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move

• it is a VERB
• To change in position from one point to another
• Synonym shift
• Antonym stay put
• Example
• The winds move in different directions.

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push down

• it is a VERB
• cause to come or go down
• Synonym drop or fall
• Antonym lift up or raise
• Example
• The girl pushed the button down to stop the
  machine.

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crumble

• it is a VERB
• To break into small fragments or particles.
• Synonym grind or fall apart
• Antonym build
• Example
• Earthquakes cause buildings to crumble.

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lift

• it is a VERB
• To direct or carry from a lower to a higher
  position
• Synonym raise
• Antonym push down
• Example
• The mechanic lifted the car off the floor with a
  machine.

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crust

• it is a NOUN
• The exterior portion of the earth
• Synonym coating or layer
• Example
• The top layer is the Earths crust.

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dangerous

• it is an ADJECTIVE
• Being able or likely to do harm.
• Synonym harmful
• Antonym safe
• Example
• It is dangerous to be outside during a hurricane.

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directions

• it is a NOUN
• The line or course along which a person or thing
  moves.
• Example
• The direction in which the storm is headed is
  east.

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powerful

• it is an ADJECTIVE
• Having or capable of exerting power
• Synonym strong
• Antonym weak
• Example
• The wind is so powerful it blows anything away.

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crustal plates

• it is a NOUN
• a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is
  believed to drift slowly
• Example
• When the crustal plates move, there are
  earthquakes.

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fault

• it is a NOUN
• cracks in the Earth's crust that are the result
  of movement within the crust
• Example
• The San Andreas Fault is located in California.

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seismograph

• it is a NOUN
• An instrument for automatically detecting and
  recording the intensity, direction, and duration
  of a movement of the ground, especially of an
  earthquake
• Example
• Seismographs are used to determine the strength
  of earthquakes.