1.2.1.7 Earthquake
Use this domain for words related to earthquakes. In some languages earthquakes are thought of as moving somewhere. In Amele (PNG) they say "mim nen" which means 'the earthquake came down (from above)'. In Northern Embera an earthquake is a "house-shaking". They say "a house-shaking went."
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(1) What words refer to earthquakes?
Example words: earthquake, quake, tremor, temblor, shock, seismic, upheaval
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(2) What do earthquakes do?
Example words: rock (house, ground), shake (house, ground), crack (ground), knock down (things), cause (buildings) to collapse, ground splits, earth shifts
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(3) Where do earthquakes occur?
Example words: earthquake fault, fault line, epicenter, fissure
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(4) What words refer to a large wave caused by an earthquake?
Example words: tidal wave, tsunami