Mammoth Shakes And Monster Waves Flashcards

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Magnitude

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Measures the amount of energy released by earthquake

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Geomythology

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It tries to connect cultural myths to actual natural events that occurred long ago

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750 mile section of earth snap and pop up as a new 40 foot high cliff the grounds and hotels rumble some islands rose up and others saying it also started because the tectonic plate it against each other

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What caused the earthquake and what did it feel like

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Richter scale

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A scale ranging from 1 to 10 that expresses the amount of energy released during an earthquake

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Epicenter

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The point of the earth surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

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Ruptured

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Open or burst

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Backwash

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A backward flow of water

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Tsunami

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A huge ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption

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Mahout

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A keeper and driver of an elephant

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10
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Technical language

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It refers to term suited to a particular topic or field of studies

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Gauge

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Is to measure it or judge it to make an estimate

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Aboriginal

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Having lived in an area from the beginning

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Traumatized

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To upset or shock someone causing emotional or mental pain

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14
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Aquifer

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And underground layer of earth, sand, or gravel

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Atolls

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Ring like coral islands and wreaths that nearly enclose a body of water

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16
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Antibiotics

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A drug used in medicine to kill bacteria also helps to clear an infection

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Guerrilla

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Irregular military

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Degradation

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Damage done to something in nature by whether or water

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Seismic stations

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Places that have sensors to detect ground Motion

20
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What is the earth against earth phase

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The earthquake caused by the India and Burma plates

21
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The effect of the tsunami was what

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If the lid of the water that was contaminated

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An example of degradation is

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The tsunami because the hot wind blew down the trees and caused destruction through nature

23
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List two examples of quiz from nature that one people of the coming tsunami

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Animals went to high places and tiny crabs were scooting out of the water

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Where did they install the tsunami warning system

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In the Indian Ocean

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Does having more trees do

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It protected more beach areas

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The results for the local community

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They planted more trees and made a man grown Forrest