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Tsunami
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tsunami | a very big wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean |
| earthquakes | the shaking of the earth due to earth's tectonic plates |
| Ring of Fire | a large area in the Pacific Ocean containing active volcanoes and is often the epicenters of many earthquakes |
| devastation | extreme damage and wreckage; also a lot of grief people can feel |
| in its wake | a path or course of anything that has passed through sentence: The tsunami left destruction in its wake. |
| catastrophic | extreme damage and suffering |
| injured | hurt |
| destruction | wrecked or ruined |
| aftermath | what happened after an event passed |
| huge | very big |
| massive | extremely big |
| Evacuation | getting everyone out of an area where danger is present or near |