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The Science Behind the Massive Turkey-Syria Earthquakes | WSJ
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林宜悉 posted on 2023/02/19Ever wondered about the powerful forces behind massive earthquakes? This video dives into the science of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, explaining tectonic plates and strike-slip faults with fascinating details. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to geology and understand the human impact of these natural disasters!
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tectonic plates
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- Noun (plural)
- Plural form of tectonic plate; massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
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- Preposition
- In the space separating two objects or points.
- In the period separating two points in time.
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- Adjective
- Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.
- Determiner
- Great in quantity; numerous.
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- A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind, one after another.
- A set of related things or events.
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