What is an earthquake?

Vocabulary

• boundary Trans. IMG
  • border, limit
• bump Trans. IMG
  • (bumped) hit against something; collide with
• convergent Trans. IMG
  • going toward one point and join together; merging
• damage Trans. IMG
  • destruction, devastation
• divergent Trans. IMG
  • going in different directions; deviating
• jigsaw puzzle Trans. IMG
  • a puzzle made of many small pieces that are cut into various shapes
• piece Trans. IMG
  • part, fragment
• rift Trans. IMG
  • a deep crack or opening in the ground, a rock, etc.
• surface Trans. IMG
  • superficial area; ground
• thunderstorm Trans. IMG
  • a storm with lightning and thunder
• tremor Trans. IMG
  • a shaking movement of the ground before or after an earthquake

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