Shake It Up! — Multilingual Earthquake Flashcards

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Earthquake

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Definition: A sudden shaking or vibration of the Earth’s surface caused by movement of rocks deep underground along fault lines or tectonic plate boundaries.

Translations:

IsiZulu:

Ukuzamazama komhlaba

Afrikaans:

Aardbewing

Tshivenda:

Mudzinginyo wa shango

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Tectonic plates

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Definition: Large, rigid sections of the Earth’s crust that move slowly over the mantle and cause geological events such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation.

Translation:

Isizulu: Amapuleti omhlaba

Afrikaans: Tektoniese plate

Tshivenda: Dzipulete dza shango

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Seismic waves

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Definitions: Vibrations or energy waves that travel through the Earth’s layers during an earthquake, caused by the sudden release of energy from the Earth’s crust.

Translation:

Isizulu: Amagagasi enyikima

Afrikaans:

Seismiese golwe

Tshivenda: mafhungo-vhafuwa