Vocabulary "Earthquake Terror"

debris

• a lifting or upward movement of the earth's crust

• the remains of something broken or destroyed

• a break in a rock mass caused by the shifting of the earth's crust

• easily affected

devastation

• moving in waves

• shook or vibrated

• destruction or ruin

• the striking of one body against another

earthquake

• a trembling or shaking of the ground caused by movements far below the earth's surface

• moving in waves

• the remains of something broken or destroyed

• easily affected

fault

• easily affected

• a break in a rock mass caused by a shifting of the earth's crust

• the striking of one body against another

• destruction or ruin

impact

• the striking of one body against another

• easily affected

• the remains of something broken or destroyed

• a lifting or upward movement of the earth's crust

jolt

• shook or vibrated

• destruction or ruin

• the remains of something broken or destroyed

• a sudden jerk or bump

shuddered

• shook or vibrated

• easily affected

• destruction or ruin

• a break in a rock mass caused by a shifting of the earth's crust

susceptible

• easily affected

• a lifting or upward movement of the earth's crust

• shook or vibrated

• destruction or ruin

undulating

• moving in waves

• the striking of one body against another

• shook or vibrated

• the remains of something broken or destroyed

upheaval

• destruction or ruin

• easily affected

• a lifting or upward movement of the earth's crust

• a trembling or shaking of the ground caused by movements far below the earth's surface