Mrs. Cockerham's Week 22 Vocabulary

After the tsunami struck, many people were sick or injured. As a result, the supply of ______________ quickly ran out.

• degradation

• antibiotics

• traumatized

• magnitude

He was __________ by the sudden death of his dog, who had shown no symptoms of illness.

• epicenter

• backwash

• degradation

• traumatized

After the tsunami, the _______ struggled to find enough food and fresh water for his elephants.

• mahout

• guerilla

• epicenter

• seismic station

The largest ever earthquake occurred in Chile. It registered a 9.5 on the __________________________.

• magnitude

• Richter Scale

• antibiotic

• epicenter

The buildings hadn't been repaired for decades. As a result, there was a significant amount of ______________.

• magnitude

• tsunami

• degradation

• Richter Scale

At the _______________________________, the geologists studied plate tectonics and made predictions about when the next earthquake would occur.

• magnitude

• seismic station

• guerilla

• degradation

Even though we were standing 100 miles from the earthquake's ______________, we still felt its effects.

• degradation

• guerilla

• epicenter

• seismic station

Not a lot is known about the ___________ people of India. Most historical attention is focused on the colonial era.

• traumatized

• Richter Scale

• tsunami

• aboriginal

Most people underestimate the ___________ of a tsunami. Many think they'll be able to outrun it, but that's rarely possible.

• guerilla

• magnitude

• backwash

• antibiotic

The large army was surprised by the ___________ warfare tactics of their enemy. They had expected to engage in a large-scale war with tanks and airplanes. Instead, they were seemingly attacked at random by small groups of soldiers who engaged in unconventional tactics.

• guerilla

• Richter Scale

• tsunami

• epicenter