Choose the meaning of the bold word in each passage.
1. the magnitude of the disaster is hard to imagine.
a) size
b) pain
c) debris
d) effect
2. the epic center of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the indian ocean near the west coast of the indonesian island of
a) size
b) original source
c) point of earth directly above
d) power
1 a
2 c

1. size

Magnitude refers to the size of something. Magnitude is used for things that are extremely large and widespread in size. In this sentence, magnitude is used to show that the size of the disaster is so big that it's "hard to imagine."

2. original source

Epicenter refers to the original source of the earthquake. An earthquake has a ripple effect like a pebble dropped into water. The epicenter is where the pebble falls and the ripples radiate out from.

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