Vocabulary PowerPoint

1. Vocabulary PowerPoint

2. trembles People sense an earthquake when everything nearby shakes and trembles.

3. trembles–shakes

4. wreckage Even an earthquake shorter than one minute can leave wreckage.

5. wreckage– leftover bits of something ruined

6. slab A falling slab, or flat and thick piece, or concrete can destroy everything under it.

7. slab – a broad, flat piece

8. possessions A quake can damage people’s possessions. The things people own might be ruined.

9. possessions–things one owns

10. tenement A tenement, or poorly built apartment building, is especially at risk during a quake.

11. tenement– an apartment building

12. crushing If falling structures are crushing everything inside them, the street is the safest place.

13. crushing –smashing

14. rubble It can take time and effort to clean up broken bits of rubble.

15. rubble – broken stones or bricks

16. timbers Houses made of timbers, or wooden beams, can collapse like toothpick toys.

17. timbers–large pieces of wood

18. debris After an earthquake, the debris from a badly damaged road can be dangerous.

19. debris– pieces of broken things

20. constructed Buildings now can be constructed in a way that helps them survive quakes.

21. constructed –built