HMH Module 3 Week 1 Vocabulary

Front

What instrument measures and records details about earthquakes?

Back

Seismographs measure and record details about earthquakes, such as their strength and duration.

Front

What word describes something that makes you worry that something bad may happen?

Back

Alarming describes something that causes worry or fear about potential bad outcomes.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

What is a small earthquake or uncontrolled shaking in a body part called?

Back

A tremor is a small earthquake or an uncontrolled shaking in a body part.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

What term refers to a danger?

Back

A hazard is a term that refers to a danger.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What do you become if you suffer or die because of something?

Back

You become a victim if you suffer or die because of something.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is the term for a widespread occurrence of something?

Back

Widespread refers to something that occurs over a large area or affects many people.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What does it mean to evacuate?

Back

To evacuate means to leave a place, usually for safety reasons.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is the consequence of an action?

Back

A consequence is the result or effect of an action.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a significant or noteworthy event called?

Back

A notable event is one that is significant or worthy of attention.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What does spontaneous mean?

Back

Spontaneous refers to something that occurs naturally or without external cause.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C