vocabulary unit 2 lesson 2 earthquakes. destroy it is a verb it is a verb to tear down or break up...
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VOCABULARY UNIT 2 VOCABULARY UNIT 2 LESSON 2LESSON 2
EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
destroydestroy
it is a VERBit is a VERB To tear down or break upTo tear down or break up Synonym: damageSynonym: damage Antonym: createAntonym: create
Example:Example:
Earthquakes and Earthquakes and hurricanes hurricanes destroydestroy houses.houses.
breakbreak it is a VERBit is a VERB To cause to separate To cause to separate
into pieces suddenly into pieces suddenly or violently or violently
Synonym: demolishSynonym: demolish Antonym: to fix or Antonym: to fix or
repairrepair
Example:Example:She accidentally She accidentally
dropped the mirror dropped the mirror and it and it brokebroke..
movemove
it is a VERBit is a VERB To change in To change in
position from one position from one point to another point to another
Synonym: shiftSynonym: shift Antonym: stay putAntonym: stay put
Example:Example:
The winds The winds movemove in in different different directions.directions.
push downpush down
it is a VERBit is a VERB cause to come or go down cause to come or go down Synonym: drop or fallSynonym: drop or fall Antonym: lift up or raiseAntonym: lift up or raise
Example:Example:
The girl The girl pushedpushed the button the button downdown to stop the machine. to stop the machine.
crumblecrumble
it is a VERBit is a VERB To break into small To break into small
fragments or particles. fragments or particles. Synonym: grind or fall Synonym: grind or fall
apartapart Antonym: buildAntonym: build
Example:Example:
Earthquakes cause Earthquakes cause buildings to buildings to crumblecrumble..
liftlift it is a VERBit is a VERB To direct or carry from a To direct or carry from a
lower to a higher position lower to a higher position Synonym: raiseSynonym: raise Antonym: push downAntonym: push down
Example:Example:
The mechanic The mechanic liftedlifted the car the car off the floor with a off the floor with a machine.machine.
crustcrust it is a NOUNit is a NOUN The exterior portion The exterior portion
of the earth of the earth Synonym: coating or Synonym: coating or
layerlayer
Example:Example:
The top layer is the The top layer is the Earth’s Earth’s crustcrust..
dangerousdangerous
it is an ADJECTIVEit is an ADJECTIVE Being able or likely to Being able or likely to
do harm. do harm. Synonym: harmfulSynonym: harmful Antonym: safeAntonym: safe
Example:Example:
It is It is dangerousdangerous to be to be outside during a outside during a hurricane.hurricane.
directionsdirections
it is a NOUNit is a NOUN The line or course The line or course
along which a along which a person or thing person or thing moves. moves.
Example:Example:The The directiondirection in in
which the storm is which the storm is headed is east.headed is east.
powerfulpowerful
it is an ADJECTIVEit is an ADJECTIVE Having or capable of Having or capable of
exerting power exerting power Synonym: strongSynonym: strong Antonym: weakAntonym: weak
Example:Example:
The wind is so The wind is so powerfulpowerful it blows anything it blows anything away.away.
crustal platescrustal plates it is a NOUNit is a NOUN a rigid layer of the a rigid layer of the
Earth's crust that is Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly believed to drift slowly
Example:Example:
When the When the crustal platescrustal plates move, there are move, there are earthquakes.earthquakes.
faultfault
it is a NOUNit is a NOUN cracks in the Earth's cracks in the Earth's
crust that are the crust that are the result of result of movement movement within the crust within the crust
Example:Example:
The San Andreas The San Andreas FaultFault is is located in California.located in California.
seismographseismograph it is a NOUNit is a NOUN An instrument for An instrument for
automatically detecting automatically detecting and recording the and recording the intensity, direction, and intensity, direction, and duration of a movement duration of a movement of the ground, especially of the ground, especially of an earthquake of an earthquake
Example:Example:Seismographs Seismographs are used to are used to
determine the strength of determine the strength of earthquakes.earthquakes.