Amplify: To increase the number, amount, or other measure of a response.
Note The phenomenon of focusing mental resources on a particular object or event.
average: (scientific term) A term for the arithmetic mean, which is the sum of a set of numbers divided by the size of that group.
Basin: (geology) A low-lying area, often below sea level, where water collects and deposits fine silt and other sediments at the bottom. Because these materials collect there, they are sometimes called watersheds or drainage basins.
colleague: A person who works with another person, a colleague or team member.
Crust: (in geology) The outermost surface of the Earth, usually made of dense, solid rock; (in planetary science) The outermost surface of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.
data: Facts or statistics collected for analysis, but not necessarily organized in a meaningful way. In the case of digital information (the type stored in a computer), these data are usually numbers stored in binary code, represented as a string of 0s and 1s.
earthquake As a result of tectonic or volcanic activity, the ground shakes suddenly, sometimes violently, sometimes causing great destruction.
breakdown In geology, a fault along which part of the Earth’s lithosphere moves.
Geological: an adjective describing things relating to the physical structure and materials of the Earth, its history, and the processes acting on it. People who work in this field are known as geologists.
model: A simulation (usually using a computer) of real-world events developed to predict one or more possible outcomes, or an individual intended to show how something might work or look in another environment.
lift: (verb) The breaking or splitting up of a friendship or other such thing. (in geology) The separation of an area of the Earth’s surface along a geological fault as a result of plate tectonics. (noun) A term referring to such a split or split.
danger: The chance or mathematical probability of something bad happening. For example, the risk of getting cancer from exposure to radiation. Or the danger, or harm itself. (For example: Among the cancer risks people faced were radiation and arsenic-contaminated drinking water..
Seismic waves Waves that are generated by earthquakes or other causes and travel through the ground.
Crustal Movement Surface activity on a large rocky body (such as a planet or moon) in which liquid rock flows to the surface, solidifies there, and then drifts slowly over the lava, carrying surface features with it.
plate A huge rock formation that makes up the outer layer of the Earth, some of which are thousands of kilometers (or miles) wide.
earthquake Another name for an earthquake or tremors that shake the earth’s crust.
United States Geological Survey: (or USGS) is the largest non-military agency in the United States responsible for mapping water, earth, and living resources. It collects information to monitor the health of ecosystems, natural resources, and natural hazards. It also studies the effects of climate and land use change. Part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the USGS is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
wave Disturbances and changes that travel through space and matter while vibrating regularly.
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