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2.  the scientific term for a hurricane.

3.  shock waves that come from the center of an
earthquake

4. › a break in a rock mass caused by a shifting of the
earth’s crust

5.  A phenomenon is
an observable event
or, quite literally,
something that can
be seen

6.  can change quickly; volatile

7.  energy that spreads out in the form of waves

8.  Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that
describes the large-scale motions of Earth's
lithosphere.
The lithosphere is
broken up into
tectonic plates. On
Earth, there are
seven or eight major
plates (depending on
how they are
defined) and many
minor plates

9.  The Richter magnitude scale is a scale of
numbers used to tell the size of earthquakes.

10.  A tsunami is a series of fast moving waves
in the ocean caused by powerful
earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

11.  A landslide includes a wide range of ground
movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of
slopes and shallow debris flows.

12.  The Moment Magnitude scale is a way to
measure the power of earthquakes. The
higher the number, the bigger the
earthquake. It is the energy of the
earthquake at the moment it happens.

13.  The equator is a line which is not real drawn
around a sphere or planet, such as the
Earth.

14.  Meteorology is the science that focuses on
the Earth's atmosphere. People who study
meteorology are called meteorologists.

15.  A shock wave is when lots of energy comes
from a very small spot. and shakes the
material around it.