Read the following passage and do the exercises below----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh ----- IV: Read the following passage and do the exercises below. What causes earthquakes? The earth is formed of layers. The surface of the earth, about 100 kilometers thick, is made of larger pieces. When they move against each other, an earthquake happens. A large movement causes a violent earthquake, but a small movement causes a mild one. Earthquakes last only a few seconds. The rolling movements are called seismic waves. The seismic waves start in one place, called epicenter, and roll outward. A seismic wave travels around the earth in about twenty minutes. Usually, an earthquake is strong enough to cause damage only near its epicenter. After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water, and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens, and how strong it is. It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions, and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes in the world each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths. If seismologist could predict earthquakes, we could save about 20,000 human lives each year. Human can control many things about nature, but we cannot control earthquakes. A. T/F sentences. 1. 2 3. 4. Today scientists know something about the causes of earthquakes Most of the world's earthquakes are too small to cause serious damage. ***** CONTATTAC AT Earthquakes happened everywhere in the world. People can predict earthquakes and control them. |