SCIENCE CHAP 8 : LESSON 3

• ground rupture, this is a mark of intersection of the fault within the surface of the earth showing a deformation or rupture on the ground
• ground shaking is a disruptive vibration of the ground in all directions during an earthquake
• liquefaction is a phenomenon wherein the soil is weakened by the earthquake shaking
• earthquake-induced landslide is a downward movement of rocks, solids, and other debris generated by strong shaking
• tsunami is a series of waves caused by the earthquakes under the sea
• pyroclastic flow is a fast, raging flow of volcanic materials made by a combination of ash, rocks, and hot gases
• ashfall is a shower of fine- to coarse- rained fragmented materials from a volcanic eruption
• lahar is a thick mixture of volcanic materials and water that rapidly flows when in liquid phase but solidifies and hardens afterwards
• volcanic gases is a mixture of different gases is released during a valcanic eruption, with most of it being water vapor