You’ll hear words from the bulletin about an earthquake and the rescue effort.

An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the ground.

Here, it means a measure of an earthquake’s size.

Here, “earthquake” means a sudden shaking of the ground.

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about an earthquake and the rescue effort.

A rescue effort is work done to find and help people in danger.

You heard “magnitude” in the news.

“Magnitude” means the size or strength of something.

For example: The magnitude of the change surprised everyone.

Here, “magnitude” means how large or important the change was.

You heard “evacuated” in the news.

“Evacuated” means moved people away from a dangerous place.

For example: The staff evacuated the building after the alarm sounded.

The staff moved everyone out of the building to keep them safe.

You heard “rubble” in the news.

“Rubble” means broken pieces left after a building or structure falls.

For example: After the old wall fell, workers cleared away the rubble.

Here, “rubble” means the broken pieces of the wall.

For example: After the old wall fell, workers cleared away the rubble.

“Cleared away” means removed the broken pieces from the area.