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 putExample: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.