1. VOCABULARY UNIT 2 LESSON 2 EARTHQUAKES

2. destroy it is a VERB it is a VERB To tear down or break up To tear down or break up Synonym: damage Synonym: damage Antonym: create Antonym: createExample: Earthquakes and hurricanes destroy houses.

3. break it is a VERB it is a VERB To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently Synonym: demolish Synonym: demolish Antonym: to fix or repair Antonym: to fix or repairExample: She accidentally dropped the mirror and it broke.

4. move it is a VERB it is a VERB To change in position from one point to another To change in position from one point to another Synonym: shift Synonym: shift Antonym: stay put Antonym: stay putExample: The winds move in different directions.

5. push down it is a VERB it is a VERB cause to come or go down cause to come or go down Synonym: drop or fall Synonym: drop or fall Antonym: lift up or raise Antonym: lift up or raiseExample: The girl pushed the button down to stop the machine.

6. crumble it is a VERB it is a VERB To break into small fragments or particles. To break into small fragments or particles. Synonym: grind or fall apart Synonym: grind or fall apart Antonym: build Antonym: buildExample: Earthquakes cause buildings to crumble.

7. lift it is a VERB it is a VERB To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position Synonym: raise Synonym: raise Antonym: push down Antonym: push downExample: The mechanic lifted the car off the floor with a machine.

8. crust it is a NOUN it is a NOUN The exterior portion of the earth The exterior portion of the earth Synonym: coating or layer Synonym: coating or layerExample: The top layer is the Earth’s crust.

9. dangerous it is an ADJECTIVE it is an ADJECTIVE Being able or likely to do harm. Being able or likely to do harm. Synonym: harmful Synonym: harmful Antonym: safe Antonym: safeExample: It is dangerous to be outside during a hurricane.

10. directions it is a NOUN it is a NOUN The line or course along which a person or thing moves. The line or course along which a person or thing moves.Example: The direction in which the storm is headed is east.

11. powerful it is an ADJECTIVE it is an ADJECTIVE Having or capable of exerting power Having or capable of exerting power Synonym: strong Synonym: strong Antonym: weak Antonym: weakExample: The wind is so powerful it blows anything away.

12. crustal plates it is a NOUN it is a NOUN a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowlyExample: When the crustal plates move, there are earthquakes.

13. fault it is a NOUN it is a NOUN cracks in the Earth's crust that are the result of movement within the crust cracks in the Earth's crust that are the result of movement within the crustExample: The San Andreas Fault is located in California.

14. seismograph it is a NOUN it is a NOUN An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an earthquake An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an earthquakeExample: Seismographs are used to determine the strength of earthquakes.