Earthquakes Vocab Review

The main idea of a story is ____________

An earthquake is always felt.

In order to be protected from an Earthquake, buildings should be built on sand/loose soil.

The Earth's crust is ONE solid piece of land.

The earthquake acted like a giant paddle churning the waters. What does churning mean?

A scale that measures the intensity (how powerful) an Earthquake was.

a series of large waves in a ocean caused by an earthquake

What is the tool that measures the size of earthquakes

What is an ANTONYM?

The Earth's crust is the ________ layer of the Earth.

What is a SYNONYM?

Earth's crust is sepatated into pieces called

Something pointing straight up or down.

What is the best synonym for instruments?

What does the word strains mean?

the ability to make something move/work

A scale that measures how much damage the earthquake caused.

when something is very strong/harsh

To notice or discover something

What vocabulary word means extremely large?

Earthquakes are measured with scientific instruments. What does instruments mean?